People v. Clark

After a jury trial, defendant, Derrick Clark, was convicted of armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2.) He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He appeals his conviction and sentence.

John Obaseki, the victim of the armed robbery, testified that on September 3, 1984, just before midnight, he was a passenger in a parked taxicab in front of 5240 North Kenmore in Chicago. He was waiting for the taxicab driver, who had entered an apartment at that address.

At this time, he observed two men approach the taxicab. One man was tall and thin with a fair complexion, and was later…