PEOPLE v. JEFFERIES

No. 5-98-0422.

726 N.E.2d 626 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 1014

244 Ill.Dec. 651

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chaya L. JEFFERIES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Larry R. Wells, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Attorney, St. Clair County, Belleville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Chaya L. Jefferies, appeals from her conviction for two counts of mutilation of election materials (10 ILCS 5/29-6 (West 1996)). On appeal, defendant contends that she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the evidence at trial demonstrated that defendant did not sign the election materials. We reverse.

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