PEOPLE v. RUDD

No. 5-10-0528.

970 N.E.2d 580 (2012)

361 Ill. Dec. 214

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin RUDD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Johannah B. Weber , Deputy Defender, Dan W. Evers , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellant.

Thomas D. Gibbons , State's Attorney, Edwardsville, IL ( Patrick Delfino , Director, Stephen E. Norris , Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly , Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The defendant, Melvin Rudd, appeals his conviction for burglary. The charges stemmed from the theft of two vacuum cleaners from a Walmart store. The defendant argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove that he entered the store with the intent to commit a theft because the only evidence of his intent was evidence of the theft itself and (2) he was entitled to...

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