People v. Haynes

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the

court:

After a jury trial defendant, James Lee Haynes, was found guilty of the armed robbery of five named individuals. Judgment of conviction was entered by the circuit court of Peoria County and the defendant was sentenced to a term of from 10 to 30 years to the Department of Corrections.

James Haynes, appellant, and Richard Pfeiffer were jointly indicted by the Peoria County grand jury on five counts of armed robbery. The indictment resulted from the robbery of a rural Peoria County tavern and its patrons by four gunmen on November 1,…