PEOPLE v. CASTRO

No. 81-548.

109 Ill. App.3d 561 (1982)

440 N.E.2d 1008

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODOLFO CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Gordon H. Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Kevin D. Sweeney, and Daniel E. Jordan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Rodolfo Castro was convicted of theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(1)) and sentenced to 18 months' probation.

On appeal he contends that: (1) he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor's improper cross-examination concerning his use of an interpreter and ability to speak English; (2) the trial court...

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