People v. Lindsay

Defendant Leonard Lindsey was charged by information with armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18—2 (West 1992)). Following a bench trial, he was convicted and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Defendant argues on appeal that: (1) his conviction for armed robbery must be reduced to robbery or reversed for a new trial where the State failed to prove the weapon used was a dangerous weapon; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel where trial counsel conceded defendant’s guilt to robbery; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him by considering improper factors in aggravation and…