People v. Tyllas

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Harmon Tyllas, was convicted following a jury trial of armed robbery and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2 and 33A — 2), and sentenced to a term of 6 years on the armed robbery conviction only. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in four instances: (1) by tendering to the jury instructions defining the offense of armed robbery omitting the element of “a specific intent to permanently deprive” the victims of their property; (2) by tendering to the jury…