People v. Winship

The defendant-appellant was convicted of second degree robbery and sentenced to seven and one-half to thirty years as a second felony offender.

The appellant has raised numerous grounds of error, only two of which merit discussion.

The appellant asserts that the trial court erred in refusing the defendant’s request for permission to remain outside of the courtroom while the People’s witnesses testified as to their description of the person who perpetrated the crime for which the defendant was indicted.

Section 356 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires that the defendant must be personally…