People v. Townsend

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Albert Townsend and Kenneth Harris, were indicted for the offense of armed robbery. Following a bench trial they were found guilty of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18—1) and sentenced to 180 days periodic imprisonment and 5 years probation. On appeal defendants contend that (1) they were not proved guilty of robbery beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) they were denied effective assistance of adequate counsel.

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on February 23, 1974, James Hartley was working on a television set in…