People v. Clark

¶ 1 Defendant, Dennis Clark, appeals from his conviction in the circuit court of Du Page County of armed robbery with a firearm ( 720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2) (West 2012)). He contends that the trial court erred in admitting a prosecution witness's conviction of armed robbery with a firearm. Because the court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the conviction, we affirm.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 On August 12, 2013, defendant and Christopher Nesbit robbed a Radio Shack store in Naperville. Because Nesbit used a gun, defendant was charged, under a theory of accountability, with armed robbery with a…