People v. King

Robert King was found guilty in a non-jury trial of the offense of armed robbery and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 5 to 15 years. He contends that his guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt and that his sentence was excessive.

Arnold Nasby, a route salesman for the Centennial Laundry, testified that about 6 a.m. on July 11, 1973, he was walking out of a customer location at 238 North Pine Street in Chicago when an automobile containing three youths stopped, about 25 feet from him. The driver (later identified as Robert King) and the youth seated in the front passenger…