People v. Hughes

After a bench trial, defendant, Edward Hughes, was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2 (now codified as 720 ILCS 5/18 — 2) (West 1992)) and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he was deprived of his due process rights because the out-of-court identification was a suggestive one-person showup; (2) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) he was deprived of a fair trial by the testimony regarding a police flash message containing the offender’s description; (4) the trial court erred in…