People v. Jones

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was indicted for armed robbery, the indictment charging that he and another took an indeterminate amount of currency from the person and presence of one Charles Mundy. On the morning of trial, over objection by the defendant, the court allowed the prosecution to amend the indictment changing the alleged victim from “Charles Mundy” to “Delbert R. Mundy”. The record indicates that Charles Mundy and Delbert R. Mundy are two different persons, Charles being Delbert’s adult son. The basis for the defendant’s objection was…