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PEOPLE v. PIERCE

No. 103272.

877 N.E.2d 408 (2007)

226 Ill.2d 470

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Antonio D. PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, John M. McCarthy, Rosalee Dodson, Jennifer S. Walsh, Assistant Defenders, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Jon Barnard, State's Attorney, Quincy (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Retha Stotts, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

In this case, we must determine whether the modified jury instructions given at defendant's trial accurately stated the law when they defined the offense of theft from the person to include a taking from the "presence" of the person. To make this determination, we must decide whether one commits the offense of theft "from the person...

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