People v. Gant

The defendant, Durane Gant, was indicted for robbery in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 18—1. At a bench trial he was found guilty and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for not less than three nor more than five years. He appeals from that judgment, seeking outright reversal of his conviction or, in the alternative, that we either vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing or modify his sentence so as to conform to the Illinois Unified Code of Corrections. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 1005—8—1(c) (3).

The defendant contends, first, that the evidence was…