People v. Oparah

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Jude Oparah, was convicted of arson and burglary based on intent to commit arson (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1(a), 19 — 1(a) (West 1998)) in the Will County circuit court. He now claims that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the judge admitted irrelevant and prejudicial evidence; and (3) his arson conviction should be vacated because arson is a lesser included offense of burglary based on intent to commit arson. We vacate his arson conviction and otherwise affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

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