People v. Holmes

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Marion Holmes, was found guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) and was sentenced to 15 years’" imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed (155 Ill. App. 3d 562). We granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315).

FACTS

On March 23, 1980, two men robbed a McDonald’s Corporation office in Chicago Heights of $13,000. The office operated as a clearinghouse for the receipts of eight McDonald’s restaurants. Defendant was arrested for the crime in January 1982, after his…