People v. Pullum

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Carl M. Pullum, was indicted on charges of armed robbery and possession of marijuana. After a trial by jury, he was convicted on both charges and sentenced to the penitentiary for seven to fifteen years on the armed robbery charge and two to five years for possession of marijuana.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the conviction based on the unconstitutional marijuana statute should be reversed; (2) since the armed robbery charge was tried together with the marijuana charge, the armed robbery conviction should…