People v. Jones

Henry Jones (Jones) was charged by information with armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18—2.) The information stated that “defendant, while armed with a dangerous weapon, a gun, took property of Lizzie [;sic] Harden, being one 1984 green-gray 2-door Buick-Regal, and property of Barbara Clark, being one beige ladies purse from the person of Barbara Clark, by threatening the imminent use of force.”

Following a bench trial, the trial judge found that there was insufficient evidence to prove the presence of a weapon or a threat of force and that Jones therefore was not guilty of…