PEOPLE v. SWARTWOUT

No. 2-98-0684.

723 N.E.2d 1256 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 250

243 Ill.Dec. 655

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Seldon J. SWARTWOUT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Paul Alexander Rogers (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Seldon J. Swartwout.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Sally A. Swiss, Wheaton, for the People.


Justice HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Seldon Swartwout, was found guilty of criminal housing management (720 ILCS 5/12-5.1 (West 1996)) and sentenced to two years' conditional discharge. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the charging instrument was insufficient because it failed to specify the acts that constituted the offense; (2) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) the trial court erred...

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