People v. Clarence Williams

Defendant was charged with armed robbery, * tried before a jury, found guilty, and was given an 8- to 20-year sentence.

The only issue raised is whether defendant is entitled to a reversal of his conviction for the crime of robbery armed based upon the claim that the jury verdict of “guilty as charged”, was improper. The trial court, after hearing the clerk’s inquiring of the jury panel as to its verdict, based on a raising of the jurors’ hands, determined that the verdict of guilty of robbery armed was the unanimous verdict of the jury.

There was no objection raised below, though defense…