The People v. Johnson

An indictment in the circuit court of St. Clair county charged the defendant with robbery but without any allegation that he was armed at the time. On trial the jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of robbery in manner and form as charged in the indictment, with the added words, “while armed with a dangerous weapon.” The defendant was sentenced for a term “not to exceed the maximum term and not to be less than the minimum term provided by law for the crime for which said defendant was convicted and sentenced.” Upon this writ of error it is contended that the verdict is not responsive to…