PEOPLE v. APONTE

No. 62524.

45 Ill. App.3d 1030 (1977)

360 N.E.2d 424

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE APONTE, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed January 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Frances G. Sowa and Donald S. Honchell, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Jose Aponte, the defendant, was arrested on May 16, 1973. He was charged with the criminal offense of arson, in violation of section 20-1(a) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 20-1(a)). Subsequent to a jury trial held in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Criminal Division, the defendant was convicted of the offense charged and was sentenced to...

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