People v. Holmes

In a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Norvel Holmes, was convicted of the offense of attempted armed robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than three nor more than nine years. The appellate court affirmed (41 Ill. App. 3d 956), and we allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal. The facts are adequately stated in the appellate court opinion and will be repeated here only to the extent necessary to discuss the issues.

Defendant contends first that the circuit court erred in refusing to consider defendant’s allegation in his motion for a new trial…