PEOPLE v. FALGARES

No. 60268.

28 Ill. App.3d 72 (1975)

328 N.E.2d 210

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL FALGARES, Defendant-Appellant.

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

April 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John X. Breslin and Thomas F. Finegan, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Sol Frydman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Michael Falgares, defendant, was charged with attempted theft. After a bench trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to the Cook County jail for 6 months. In this appeal the sole issue presented for review is whether the defendant's actions constituted a substantial step toward the commission of theft.

On December 3, 1973, the defendant was shopping in the men's department...

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