PEOPLE v. STEWART

No. 1-08-3092.

940 N.E.2d 273 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frederick STEWART, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez , Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL ( Alan J. Spellberg , Kathleen Warnick , Emma Nowacki , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Defender of Cook County, Chicago, IL ( Sarah Curry , Assistant Appellate Defender), for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Frederick Stewart, was found guilty of arson and aggravated arson and the trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of six and nine years' imprisonment, respectively. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of arson and aggravated arson beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the death certificate...

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