People v. McCoy

We granted the People leave to appeal from a judgment of the appellate court (29 Ill. App. 3d 601) holding that robbery is not a “crime of violence” under the Dangerous Drug Abuse Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 9U/2, par. 120.1 et seq.).

On December 17, 1970, the defendant, Larry McCoy, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to an indictment for robbery and was placed on probation for 5 years. The defendant later was convicted on a theft charge, and on July 2, 1973, after a hearing, he was found to have violated the terms of his probation. At that time the defendant sought to elect…