PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 76-41.

44 Ill. App.3d 342 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 84

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUIS MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 2, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Stopka, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Iris E. Sholder, and Loretta L. Hardiman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant Louis Matthews was convicted of burglary with intent to rape, and sentenced by the circuit court of Cook County to two years conditional discharge. The sole issue on appeal is whether defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

We reverse.

The record discloses the following pertinent facts. Complainant, a married woman, testified...

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