Judgment affirmed.
JUSTICE UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, James Steven Gilliam, was convicted in a bench trial of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 18-1) and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Defendant argues on appeal that the sentence is excessive.
Cindy Emery was walking into a store in Aurora on April 26, 1984, at approximately 7:30 p.m. when a man approached her from behind and took her purse, which...
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