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PEOPLE v. DUCKINS

No. 77-78.

59 Ill. App.3d 96 (1978)

375 N.E.2d 173

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OTIS DUCKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed April 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Alan Goldberg, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Eugene Armentrout, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Phyllis J. Perko and Jan Tuckerman, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Otis Duckins, was convicted of armed robbery after trial by jury and, on appeal, contends the trial court erred in giving the following instruction to the jury over his objection:

"If you find that the defendant had exclusive possession of recently stolen property, and there was no reasonable explanation of his possession, you may infer that the defendant obtained...

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