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PEOPLE v. NEWELL

No. 3-83-0210.

121 Ill. App.3d 552 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 1128

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD JOSEPH NEWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 31, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Samuel Naylor VI, State's Attorney, of Carthage (John X. Breslin and Vicki R. Wright, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Richard Joseph Newell, a/k/a Joe Newell, appeals from his conviction of burglary. The defendant was convicted on the basis of accountability for the actions of codefendants Ricky Barnes, David Snyder, and David Bence. We reverse the defendant's conviction.

The defendant argues initially on appeal that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence...

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