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PEOPLE v. RIDLEY

No. 77-33.

59 Ill. App.3d 164 (1978)

376 N.E.2d 43

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN RIDLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed April 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Judith A. Stewart, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas X. Smith, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, John Ridley, was charged with theft from Mary Newton of property of the value of less than $150 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(1)), found guilty after a bench trial and sentenced to two years probation. He appeals, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mary Newton testified that at about 2:30 p.m. on May 23, 1976, she was...

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