People v. Jones

A jury found defendant, Ronald Jones, guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) and aggravated unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 10 — 3.1). The court sentenced the 16-year-old defendant as an adult to a term of 7% years’ imprisonment for armed robbery. Also, at the sentencing hearing, the court vacated the judgment of conviction for unlawful restraint but let the finding of the jury stand.

On appeal, the appellate court reversed the remaining armed robbery conviction, finding three reversible errors at trial; specifically, that the trial court…