PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

No. 78-455.

86 Ill. App.3d 486 (1980)

408 N.E.2d 358

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ORLANDO MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed July 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. William Bedrava, of Berwyn, and Joshua Sachs, of Chicago, for appellant.

J. Michael Fitzsimmons, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (Phyllis J. Perko and Barbara A. Preiner, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury defendant, Orlando Martinez, was convicted of rape and sentenced to a term of eight years imprisonment. He appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in three respects:

First, that certain testimony of the arresting officer constituted an impermissible comment on defendant's exercise of his right to remain silent. Second, that it was error to admit testimony...

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