People v. Carr

Defendant and Preston Bell were arrested and charged with the crime of armed robbery. Following a trial by the court, the defendant and his accomplice, Bell, were found guilty. Bell was sentenced to serve five to twelve years, and defendant was sentenced to serve four to eight years in the State penitentiary. Immediately upon hearing the sentence the defendant wheeled and punched the Assistant State’s Attorney in the nose. The next day the judge sentenced Carr to serve six months in the County Jail for direct contempt of court, the sentence to run concurrently with that for armed robbery.

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