People v. Chitwood

Defendants Timothy Chitwood and Gary Toolate were indicted by the grand jury of Adams County for burglaries of Lincoln School and Senior High School 1 in Quincy, Illinois, which occurred on the night of January 1, 1974. The State chose to proceed on the Lincoln School burglary, and after a joint trial, a jury found both defendants guilty of that burglary. The counts of the indictment charging them with the burglary of Quincy Senior High 1 were then dismissed. Defendant Chitwood received a sentence of 4 to 12 years, and defendant Toolate received a sentence of 3 to 9 years. They both appeal…