PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

No. 86-2718.

170 Ill. App.3d 1083 (1988)

524 N.E.2d 1050

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANGEL ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed May 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Public Defender, of Chicago (Nancy Lipman and Frances Sowa, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Anthony J. Carballo, and Pamela Hughes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Angel Ortiz, was convicted in a bench trial of theft and sentenced to four years in prison. Defendant appeals on the ground that the State failed to establish the elements of the offense. Defendant also argues that the trial court applied an improper standard in finding him guilty.

Defendant was arrested and charged with burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par...

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