PEOPLE v. HARTNESS

No. 75-251.

45 Ill. App.3d 129 (1977)

358 N.E.2d 954

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH J. HARTNESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Verlin Meinz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Fred R. Odendahl, State's Attorney, of Monmouth (James E. Hinterlong and Linda M. Vodar, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

Kenneth J. Hartness appeals from a conviction of the crime of burglary, following a jury trial, and from a consequent sentence of 4 to 12 years in the penitentiary.

From the record it appears that on or about June 24, 1974, Jerry Knowles, his wife, daughter and a son, resided in a house located on Highway 34, 6 miles west of Galesburg, Illinois. The house in which...

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