People v. Gharst

Defendant was convicted by a jury of home invasion, armed violence, conspiracy (to commit unauthorized delivery of cocaine), and unlawful restraint, violations of sections 12 — 11, 33A—2, 8—2 and 10—3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 12—11, 33A—2, 8—2, 10—3). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years’ imprisonment for home invasion, six years for armed violence, three years for conspiracy, and one year for unlawful restraint.

All offenses stemmed from a dispute over a drug transaction purportedly involving defendant, Andrew Riley, Donald Little, Mark…