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PEOPLE v. DeFORD

No. 77-81.

59 Ill. App.3d 942 (1978)

376 N.E.2d 97

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT DeFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed May 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Susan M. Solovy, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Thomas J. Homer, State's Attorney, of Lewistown (James E. Hinterlong and Joseph A. Mueller, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Fulton County, Robert DeFord was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to a term of three to 10 years in prison (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 19-1). The sole issue raised on review is whether the trial court erred by calling Rick DeFord, defendant's 16-year-old brother and accomplice, as a court's witness.

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