PEOPLE v. LOPEZ

No. 79-2439.

89 Ill. App.3d 456 (1980)

411 N.E.2d 1071

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LUIS LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed September 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert Guch and Donald S. Honchell, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Kathleen Warnick, and Susan Ruscitti Grussel, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Luis Lopez, along with Fortino Vasquez, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance in that he delivered less than 15 grams of heroin to Albert Oseguera. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of that crime and the court sentenced him to four years. Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that his right to a fair trial was violated by a remark in the...

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