PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 58217.

24 Ill. App.3d 26 (1974)

320 N.E.2d 483

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARVIN WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

November 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert Gevirtz, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis, Mariann Twist, and Nick Iavarone, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, the defendant, Marvin Wright, was found guilty of grand theft and was sentenced to a term of 1 to 4 years in the penitentiary.

The issues for review are whether the defendant was found guilty of theft beyond a reasonable doubt, and whether the sentence imposed is excessive.

Sylvester Armour testified that at...

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