People v. Johnson

Defendants were jointly charged with armed robbery. They were convicted by a jury. After denying post-trial motions, the court sentenced Johnson to serve five to eight years and Newell, three to seven years. Defendants appeal, contending that (1) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied their motion for a new trial and (2), they were not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

There was testimony that on July 28, 1967 at approximately 12:35 p. m., in the 3000 block of Franklin Boulevard, an east-west street in Chicago, George L. Patten was returning to his place of work from…