People v. Hudson

This is an appeal by defendant Floyd Hudson from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Kankakee County following a jury verdict of guilty on a charge of Armed Robbery. Hudson was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 nor more than 7 years.

From the record it appears that 3 men, one of whom was armed with a pistol, robbed Royal Jewelers of Kankakee, Illinois, on February 20, 1970. The owner of the store and an employee were forced to lay face down on the floor and had their hands tied behind their backs while the 3 men took money and items of jewehy from the store. On the…