People v. Williams

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Victor Williams, was convicted of rape and armed robbery. The trial judge sentenced the defendant to concurrent terms of 15 years’ imprisonment. The appellate court reversed the defendant’s conviction for armed robbery, finding that his guilt for that offense had not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. (145 Ill. App. 3d 482.) We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal. 107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a).

The offenses here occurred in Chicago on June 25, 1979. Shortly after midnight, the victim and her fiance went to the…