PEOPLE v. QUINONEZ

No. 1-09-2333.

959 N.E.2d 713 (2011)

355 Ill. Dec. 299

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Deny QUINONEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, Brian E. Koch , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney ( Alan J. Spellberg , Rimas F. Cernius , Michele I. Lavin , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.


OPINION

Justice J. GORDON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant Deny Quinonez was found guilty of possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and sentenced to 30 months of probation. On appeal, defendant contends that his conviction should be reversed and his cause remanded for a new trial because the State improperly cross-examined defendant about his postarrest silence, and because the trial court...

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