People v. Foster

Defendant, Napoleon Foster, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The trial court, sentenced defendant to the penitentiary for a term of 27 years.

Defendant appeals, contending: (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt an element of the offense. Defendant also contends he was denied a fair trial due to: (2) the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the offense of attempted armed robbery; (3) the admission of (a) an accomplice’s hearsay identification, (b) defendant’s…