PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

No. 80-212.

96 Ill. App.3d 497 (1981)

421 N.E.2d 556

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESTABON ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraldine Borja, of Maywood, for appellant.

Eugene L. Stockton, State's Attorney, of Dixon (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOPF delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12-11) in a bench trial and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. He raises the following issues on appeal: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he did not understandingly waive his right to trial by jury; (3) he did not receive the effective assistance of counsel at trial; and (4...

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