People v. Flynn

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant appeals his conviction, in a jury trial, for the offense of robbery. A sentence of not less than two nor more than ten years was imposed. It is the defendant’s assertion in this court that the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, that the trial court committed reversible error by its refusal to give certain instructions, and finally that the sentence is too severe considering the prior criminal record of the defendant and the facts of this offense.

At the trial, one Richard Cruzan, the victim of…