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PEOPLE v. BERLAND

No. 60932.

52 Ill. App.3d 96 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 181

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALBERT BERLAND (Impleaded) et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed August 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Busch and Sherman C. Magidson, both of Chicago, for appellant Albert Berland.

Edward M. Genson and Sam Adam, both of Chicago, for appellant Louis Wolf.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Joan S. Cherry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County. The defendants were convicted after a bench trial of violating section 20-1(b) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 20-1(b)). Section 20-1(b) provides: "A person commits arson when, by means of fire or explosive, he knowingly: * * * [w]ith intent to defraud an insurer, damages any property...

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