People v. Neither

On April 2, 1987, defendant Kenneth E. Neither, Jr., was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Champaign County with one count of armed robbery, a Class X felony (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). Specifically, the indictment alleged that on March 13, 1987, the defendant, “while armed with a dangerous weapon, a knife, took property, being United State’s [sic] currency, from the presence of Leonard B. Biehl, by threatening the imminent use of force.”

A jury trial commenced on June 16, 1987. The evidence adduced at trial will be discussed where relevant to the issues…