People v. Marshall

In a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to 5 to 12 years in the penitentiary. On appeal defendant complains of trial errors, erroneous instructions, and asserts that his sentence is excessive and should be reduced.

The evidence shows that on the afternoon of April 4, 1966, after boarding a CTA bus, and in the presence of about twenty-five passengers, defendant, in a threatening manner, demanded money from the bus driver. He took eight single-dollar bills from the driver and “made a pass at the [money] changer.”

The driver kept the bus moving and, after going some…