People v. Harris

The defendant, Samuel Harris, appeals from the judgment and sentence entered by the circuit court of Lake County, on charges of armed violence and retail theft pursuant to sections 33A — 2 and 16A — 3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 33A — 2, 16A — 3). The trial judge sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment on the armed-violence charge and one year on the retail-theft charge to run concurrent. On appeal, the defendant contends that his convictions must be reversed because the court tendered instructions to the jury which failed to conform to the charges…