PEOPLE v. MUZZARELLI

No. 3-01-0200.

770 N.E.2d 1232 (2002)

331 Ill. App.3d 118

264 Ill.Dec. 536

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lisa MUZZARELLI, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell K. Seigler (argued), Ottawa, for Lisa Muzzarelli.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Joseph Hettel, LaSalle County State's Attorney, Rita Kennedy Mertel (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Lisa Muzzarelli was charged with two counts of forgery under the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961. 720 ILCS 5/17-3(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2000). She was found guilty on both counts. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1999, Lisa Muzzarelli was convicted of retail theft. Prior to her sentencing hearing, the trial judge, James Lanuti, received a letter asking him for leniency in her sentencing. The letter was...

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