People v. Carr

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kevin Carr, was charged by information with the offenses of armed robbery and armed violence in violation of sections 18—2(a) and 33A—2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 18—2(a), 33A—2). During the trial, the court granted the State’s motion to nol-pros the armed-violence charge. The jury found the defendant guilty of armed robbery. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was subsequently denied, and the trial court sentenced the defendant to eight years’ imprisonment.

Defendant appeals and…