People v. Marbley

Defendant, Jasper Marbley, was charged in a three count indictment with the offenses of aimed robbery, unlawful use of weapons, and unlawful use of weapons within five years of his release from a penitentiary. During the pendency of the cause, defendant moved to sever the unlawful use of weapons counts from the armed robbery charge, and his motion was denied. Thereafter, the cause proceeded to trial and the jury returned a guilty verdict on each count. Defendant was sentenced to serve from four to twelve years for the armed robbery and from one to- three years for unlawful use of weapons, the…