PEOPLE v. DENNIS

No. 62901.

43 Ill. App.3d 518 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 563

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLIVIA DENNIS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed October 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Owen Greenberg, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

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


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Olivia Dennis, was charged with the crime of deceptive practices. After a bench trial she was convicted and sentenced to a term of probation of one year. From this conviction defendant appeals.

The issue presented for review is whether the State proved the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The defendant was arrested on May 16, 1974, and charged...

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