People v. Horton

Defendant, Melvin Horton, was charged in a 10-count indictment with (1) armed robbery, armed violence and aggravated battery for taking property from John Marzolo and striking Marzolo on July 16, 1987, (2) two counts of armed robbery and armed violence and one count of aggravated battery for taking property from Ted Seines and Gerald Konopka and striking Seines on July 19, 1987, and (3) armed robbery and armed violence for taking property from Robert Hanrahan on July 10, 1987. He was convicted in two separate stipulated bench trials of three counts of armed robbery and two counts of…