People v. Smith

Defendant Roger Gale Smith was found guilty by a Winnebago County jury of the offense of armed robbery, in violation of section 18 — 2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). He was sentenced to serve a term of six to 18 years imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that: (1) he was denied a fair trial when the State was allowed to prove that the gun and car used in the robbery had previously been stolen; (2) the trial court erred in admitting certain physical evidence where the State failed to lay a sufficient foundation for its admission; (3) the court erred in…