People v. Graves

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury defendant, James Graves, was found guilty of armed robbery and unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2, 10 — 3). He was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery and three years’ imprisonment for unlawful restraint, the sentences to run concurrently. He appeals, contending that the trial court erroneously refused to instruct the jury on his claim of self-defense.

As relevant to the issue raised on appeal, the evidence at trial disclosed that on the evening of April 5, 1983, John…