PEOPLE v. GARD

No. 5-91-0541.

602 N.E.2d 920 (1992)

236 Ill. App.3d 1001

177 Ill.Dec. 25

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chuck GARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender and Michelle A. Zalisko, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial Dist, Mt. Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Michael Kiley, State's Atty., Shelbyville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, and Kendra S. Mitchell, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Chuck Gard, appeals from his convictions on two counts of arson. He was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Shelby County on May 6-8, 1991. On June 26, 1991, defendant was sentenced to serve two concurrent terms of four years' imprisonment, and judgment was entered on the convictions. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether it was reversible error for both the prosecutor and defense...

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