People v. Myatt

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Billy Myatt and Lovell Jones, were convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) after a bench trial. Myatt was sentenced to a term of 4 years to 4 years and 1 day, and Jones was sentenced to a term of 4 to 6 years. The issues presented for review are (1) whether defendants were proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to establish the use of a dangerous weapon during the commission of a robbery, and (3) whether a comment by a prosecutor that…