People v. Fairbanks

This cause involves an appeal by defendant, Mark A. Fairbanks, from a conviction for two counts of armed robbery, one count of home invasion and one count of residential burglary. Defendant refused an offer of 18 months’ probation and chose a jury trial. All counts arose from a single event. Fairbanks received concurrent sentences of six years and four years. The statutes involved are sections 12 — 11(a)(1) (home invasion); 18 — 2(a) (armed robbery); and 19 — 3 (residential burglary) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 12 — ll(a)(l), 18 — 2(a) and 19-3.

In his…