PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 81-637.

109 Ill. App.3d 137 (1982)

440 N.E.2d 385

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMUEL LEE WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied October 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

L. Patrick Power, State's Attorney, of Kankakee (John X. Breslin and Rita Kennedy Mertel, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Samuel Lee Wright, was charged in an indictment with the offenses of murder, armed robbery, theft, and concealment of a homicidal death. Following a jury trial, the defendant was acquitted of all charges except the theft charge. A two-year term of imprisonment was imposed.

Only one issue is raised on appeal: whether the defendant's theft conviction must be...

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