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PEOPLE v. STONE

No. 13949.

46 Ill. App.3d 729 (1977)

361 N.E.2d 330

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN RAY STONE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed March 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Richard E. Cunningham, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Patrick M. Walsh, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Donald R. Parkinson, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

The sentence, "I cannot praise him too highly" can have opposite connotations: commendation or condemnation.

Stone contends that the evidence at his trial is analogous: the evidence infers guilt, but it also allows a reasonable hypothesis of innocence. We, however, find no such balance in the record on which to overturn the jury

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