PEOPLE v. ELY

No. 79-1446.

97 Ill. App.3d 242 (1981)

422 N.E.2d 895

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SONNY ELY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed June 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Onesto and Joseph M. Giglio, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Richard Burke, and Robert J. Kaiser, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Sonny Ely, was found guilty of burglary and possession of burglary tools. The trial court imposed a three to nine year sentence of imprisonment, but this was only on the burglary charge. On appeal, defendant questions (1) whether the State's evidence is sufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of either offense; (2) whether the prosecutor...

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