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PEOPLE v. BURNS

No. 82-321.

117 Ill. App.3d 123 (1983)

453 N.E.2d 21

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM BURNS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed August 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and David M. Raymond, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Gerald A. Sims, Jr., State's Attorney, of Pinckneyville (Stephen E. Norris and Debra A. Buchman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Burns, was found guilty of three counts of felony deceptive practices following a trial by jury in absentia. He was sentenced to a term of 30 months in the Department of Corrections and ordered to make restitution and pay a fine. On appeal he raises three issues: (1) whether the statute that allows a defendant absent at the start of his trial to be tried in...

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