People v. Patterson

Defendant, Lee Patterson, and two others were indicted for robbery. (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1.) Following a joint bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the co-defendants were acquitted. However, defendant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to five years. The appellate court affirmed [People v. Patterson (1971), 131 Ill.App.2d 342), and we granted leave to appeal.

In his pro se appeal the defendant claims (1) that he was not proved guilty of robbery beyond a reasonable doubt where the same evidence was insufficient to convict…