People v. Thomas

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Otis Thomas was convicted of armed robbery, armed violence, aggravated kidnapping and theft following a bench trial. The trial court sentenced defendant to 30 years for armed robbery, 30 years for armed violence, 15 years for aggravated kidnapping, and five years for theft, the sentences to be served concurrently. Defendant appeals, contending that there was insufficient evidence of “secretive confinement” to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated kidnapping; that the evidence failed to establish the…