PEOPLE v. OPARKA

Gen. No. 51,783.

85 Ill. App.2d 33 (1967)

228 N.E.2d 291

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred Oparka, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

June 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee A. Levin, of Chicago, for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Morton E. Friedman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

At a jury trial defendant, Fred Oparka, and his brother, William Oparka, were found guilty of the crime of rape and were each sentenced to 60 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Fred Oparka prosecutes this appeal wherein he maintains that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and, secondly, that certain conduct and remarks of the prosecuting attorney during final argument...

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