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PEOPLE v. FIELDS

No. 77-828.

56 Ill. App.3d 1068 (1978)

372 N.E.2d 980

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN H. FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed January 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Mary Ann Callum, and Michael J. Boyle, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County. The defendant, Melvin H. Fields, was convicted of the offense of burglary in violation of section 19-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 19-1) after a bench trial. The defendant was sentenced to a term of two to 20 years imprisonment in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

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