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PEOPLE v. SYKES

No. 4-11-1110.

972 N.E.2d 1272 (2012)

362 Ill. Dec. 239

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Duane L. SYKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 31, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Karen Munoz , Deputy Defender, John M. McCarthy (argued), Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant.

Julia Rietz , Champaign County State's Attorney, Urbana ( Patrick Delfino , Director, Robert J. Biderman , Dep. Director, Denise M. Ambrose (argued), Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 In January 2010, a jury convicted defendant, Duane L. Sykes, of misdemeanor theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1) (West 2008)). In March 2010, the trial court sentenced defendant to 150 days in jail.

¶ 2 Defendant appeals, arguing (1)(a) reversible error occurred when (i) the testimony of the State's only witness violated the "silent witness theory" because the witness was...

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