People v. Carr

Following a jury trial the defendant herein was found guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18—2), and sentenced to a term with the Department of Corrections of not less than 4 years nor more than 4 years and 1 day. He has appealed, raising only the issue of whether he was denied a fair and impartial trial when the trial court, over objection, permitted the jury, at its request, to have the written statements of the State’s three principal witnesses in the jury room. For the reasons stated herein, we have concluded that the judgment must be reversed and the cause…