PEOPLE v. HOSTY

No. 85-1509.

146 Ill. App.3d 876 (1986)

497 N.E.2d 334

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHAWN HOSTY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed August 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Kenneth L. Jones, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Peter D. Fischer, and Susan Davis Brunner, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part, and modified in part and vacated in part.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant Shawn Hosty was convicted of murder, armed violence and concealment of a homicidal death, and was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. He raises the following issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in limiting the scope of cross-examination of the State's chief witness; (2) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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