PEOPLE v. PISCOTTI

No. 84-0829.

136 Ill. App.3d 420 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 363

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

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

Rehearing denied September 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Pat Boyle, of Charles A. Boyle & Associates, Ltd., and Barry A. Spevack, of Monico & Pavich, Ltd., both of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Peter D. Fischer, and Timothy W. Heath, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and aggravated arson and sentenced to consecutive terms of 40 and 20 years, respectively. On appeal, he contends that (1) his inculpatory statements should have been suppressed; (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) he was denied a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduct throughout...

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