People v. Daniels

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Luther Daniels was convicted of armed robbery (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) and sentenced to 12 years in prison. On appeal defendant argues that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on defendant’s non-Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (IPI); and (2) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The following evidence was presented at trial.

About 7 a.m. on September 3, 1989, the victim, Jamil Fakhouri, took a cab to work at his cousin’s grocery store located at Harrison and…