People v. Branch

The defendant, Benjamin Branch, was indicted with two other men, Michael Lewis and Robert Lee Brown, for armed robbery. Following a jury trial, the three were found guilty as charged and each was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary. Defendant Branch was sentenced to a term of not less than four nor more than nine years.

Defendant has appealed and assigns a number of errors to the trial below. His co-defendants, Lewis and Brown, also appealed and alleged similar points of error. See People v. Lewis (1972), 6 Ill.App.3d 101.

Because we have already carefully considered the facts and…