People v. Musgray

The defendant, Mark Musgray, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) after a jury trial and sentenced to 5-10 years in the penitentiary. He appeals, contending that he was not proved guilty of accountability for the crime beyond a reasonable doubt; that the court abused its discretion in failing to grant his motion for a mistrial based on violation of discovery rules by the State; and, alternatively, that the sentence was excessive.

The armed robbery took place at the Itasca Holiday Inn on March 28, 1974. The victims testified that a woman, later…