People v. Ditto

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ottey Ditto, was found guilty of armed robbery, burglary, theft, and armed violence after a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2,19—1,16—1(a)(1), 33A — 2.) He was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 18 years for the armed robbery, 12 years for the burglary, and eight years for the theft. Judgment was not entered on the verdict related to armed violence.

The issues presented for review are: (1) whether the State failed to establish defendant’s guilt beyond a…