PEOPLE v. SUMNER

No. 81-1255.

107 Ill. App.3d 368 (1982)

437 N.E.2d 786

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KEVIN SUMNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed June 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas F. Bomba and John Kalnins, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Ruth Stern Geis, and Anthony John Calabrese, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Kevin Sumner was charged with deceptive practices (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 17-1(B)(d)) for knowingly issuing a check in an amount greater than his account balance. Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, he was found guilty, sentenced to one year's probation, and fined $310. On appeal, Sumner contends that because the prosecution failed to contradict...

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