People v. Holt

Defendant Henry Holt was charged with the crime of armed robbery. After a bench trial, he was convicted of that crime and sentenced to a term of two to ten years. On appeal, defendant contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

On August 18, 1967, Robert Carpenter, a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority, was seated in his bus at the terminal located at 43rd Street and Oakenwald, Chicago. Since he was on a bus schedule, Carpenter was sure that it was approximately 4:35 p. m. when two men boarded the bus. One of the men put a razor to Carpenter’s neck, and told…