(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Thomas" by Supreme Court of Illinois ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Thomas
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 20, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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The defendant, Vincent Thomas, was convicted of five counts of armed robbery, each count charging the armed robbery of a different person, by a jury in the circuit court of Kankakee County and subsequently sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years' imprisonment. The Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the convictions on two counts, but remanded the cause to the trial court with directions to vacate the convictions and sentences on the remaining counts. (37 Ill. App.3d 55.) We allowed the State's petition for leave to appeal. For purposes of this appeal, the facts can be stated briefly. The defendant and another man robbed Allen Brannock, Jr., at gunpoint of his wallet and watch in the garage outside his father's home. They then entered the house while holding a gun on the victim, and one announced to the occupants, This is a stickup. One of the robbers took the wallets of two men in the house, Mrs. Brannock's purse, the senior Mr. Brannock's pants (containing money) and several guns, after which the robbers fled. The appellate court held that the robbery of Allen was a separate offense from the robberies of those in the house, but that the latter constituted a single transaction upon which only one conviction and sentence could be sustained.