Court Opinion

ID: 9740616
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 20:38:38.759767+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:19.172229
License: Public Domain

Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER, dissenting: I believe defendant’s conviction for the armed robbery of Lloyd Hall should also be affirmed. I fail to find any distinction between the factual situation in this case and People v. Prim, 53 Ill.2d 62, 289 N.E.2d 601, a case which is ignored by the majority. Prim likewise “had one interest and that was to commit armed robbery.” Here separate criminal acts were involved; defendant intimidated the victims with a knife and Smith intimidated with a revolver. As in Prim each robber actually took money from only one victim. I find nothing in People v. Williams, 60 Ill.2d 1, 322 N.E.2d 819, which overrules Prim, nor do I agree that the rationale of Williams requires the result reached in this case.