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PEOPLE v. MOORE

Nos. 79-2109, 79-2110 cons.

98 Ill. App.3d 507 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 751

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAWRENCE MOORE et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed July 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Mary T. Woodward, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellants.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Adrienne Noble Nacev, and Gloria G. Coco, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, Lawrence Moore and Kevin Madlock (defendants) were convicted of burglary and sentenced to 3 years. They have appealed.

The issue here is whether the fact of possession by defendants of recently stolen property may properly give rise to a presumption of guilt of burglary. On March 31, 1981, the supreme court addressed a similar situation in a definitive...

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