People v. Smith

Defendants, Adolph Smith and Larry Lewis, appeal from a judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of Cook County. They had been charged by information with the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and robbery of an automobile and currency. After a jury trial, defendants were found guilty of aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 10 — 2(a) (3)), which included the crime of unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 10 — 3) and robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1). Prior to sentencing, the trial judge vacated both the robbery charge and the…