People v. Blake

The defendant, Levi Q. Blake, appeals from his conviction for armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 18— 1, 18—2).

At the defendant’s first trial, the jury found the defendant guilty of home invasion, armed robbery and residential burglary. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction for home invasion. On appeal, this court reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial, finding that the trial court erred in refusing to give the defendant’s tendered instruction on necessity. People v. Blake (1988), 168 Ill. App. 3d 581, 522 N.E.2d 822.

On retrial, the jury acquitted the…