PEOPLE v. HART

No. 54079.

132 Ill. App.2d 558 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 102

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN HART, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

March 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Herbert Becker and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Richard Pezzopane, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged with burglary. He waived trial by jury, was found guilty and sentenced to serve seven to thirty-five years. In this appeal, he contends: (1), the evidence did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed burglary; and (2), because it is too severe, the sentence should be reduced.

The material evidence discloses that on December 16, 1968...

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