PEOPLE v. CORTEZ

No. 60004.

26 Ill. App.3d 829 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 232

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTHONY CORTEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

February 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Frederick F. Cohn and Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HAYES delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Anthony Cortez, was convicted following a bench trial held on October 26, 1973, of the theft, on October 13, 1973, of a man's leather jacket, the property of Sears Roebuck and Company, in violation of section 16-1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(1)), and admitted to 2 years' probation. The only issue on appeal is whether the State...

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