PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 1-12-3094.

13 N.E.3d 102 (2014)

2014 IL App (1st) 123094

382 Ill. Dec. 689

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrence SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria A. Harrigan , Adjunct Instructor, DePaul Criminal Appeals Clinic, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg and Anne L. Magats , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant Terrence Smith was convicted of burglary and, based on his criminal history, was sentenced to a Class X prison term of six years. On appeal, defendant contends the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he entered the building he was charged with burglarizing. For the following reasons, we reverse.

¶ 2 At trial...

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