PEOPLE v. WHITFIELD

No. 1-90-0116.

573 N.E.2d 1267 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 446

158 Ill.Dec. 82

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis WHITFIELD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Karen Daniel, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, David Stabrawa, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice LaPORTA delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 6, 1989, Travis Whitfield was convicted of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possession of burglary tools. On appeal he contends: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the State to reopen its case in chief in order to cure a deficiency in its evidence which defendant pointed out in his motion for a directed finding of not guilty, and; (2) defendant's waiver of jury after the State...

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