People v. Graydon

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of theft and robbery foüowing jury verdicts. He appeals the convictions and the respective concurrent sentences of 2 to 6 and 5 to 15 years.

The issues argued upon appeal are that (1) the prosecution failed to prove that defendant intended to permanently deprive the owner of the use of the automobile taken 1 and (2) that the sentence of 5 to 15 years for the offense of robbery was excessive.

Between 10 p.m. and midnight one evening, the complainant was driving his car on 1-55 from Morton Grove, Illinois, to…