OPINION
Presiding Justice SCHOSTOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 After a jury trial, defendant, Vernon L. Smith, was convicted of armed robbery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2) (West 2010)) and was sentenced to a 20-year prison term (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25(a) (West 2010)) and a mandatory add-on of 15 years...
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