People v. Marshall

Jerome Marshall, Ronald Stansberry, and Billy Hill were indicted for the murder of Alphonso Thomas. Stansberry and Hill entered negotiated pleas of guilty, but Marshall elected to stand trial on the charge of minder while committing the forcible felony of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, § 9 — 1(a)(3)). A jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Marshall was sentenced to a term of 14 to 20 years in the penitentiary.

Marshall appeals from the conviction and raises several issues for review. However, since we have determined that the case must be reversed, the only question we deem it…