People v. Smith

The defendant, Conrad S. Smith, was indicted for armed robbery, tried by a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than twenty years.

On the morning of June 10, 1964, the defendant and a companion entered the Domino Liquor Store in Rockford, Illinois. One Ann Ginestra, an employee of the liquor store, and one Patrick Feeley, a wholesale liquor salesman, were the only ones in the store at the time.

Upon entering the store, one of the pair approached Ann Ginestra and Patrick Feeley, and while holding a gun, announced that it…