People v. Hayes

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Lawrence Hayes and James Woodland, were found guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) after a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Woodland was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years, and Hayes was sentenced to a term of 8 to 15 years in the penitentiary. The issues are whether the court erred by allowing the admission of the defendants’ prior convictions for impeachment purposes and whether the court erred in denying Woodland’s motion for a Fourth Term discharge.

The…