Legal Opinion
People v. Poindexter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 13, 1973No. 58013PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hallett
The defendant was, after a bench trial, found guilty of the theft of an electric typewriter alleged to have been owned by the Republic Packaging Corporation, of the value of $100, and was sentenced to nine months in the Cook County Jail.
On appeal, he contends inter alia, that the ownership of said typewriter was not established by competent evidence. We agree and reverse and remand, without reaching the other grounds urged by him.
At approximately 3:30 A.M., March 12, 1970, Officer James Gorman drove to the Republic Packaging Company building in response to a Wells Fargo burglar alarm received…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Anderson v. IrwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Rawson v. CurtissIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
- Barnes v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
- Sullivan v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CampbellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- People v. NicksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Almar Communications, Ltd. v. Telesphere Communications, Inc. (In Re Telesphere Communications, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Kondik v. Ebner (In re Standard Foundry Products, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997