Legal Opinion
People v. Rucker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 22, 1998No. 2-96-0580PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Michael Rucker, was convicted of felony retail theft (720 ILCS 5/16A — 3(a) (West 1994)), misdemeanor theft (720 ILCS 5/16 — 1(a)(4)(A) (West 1994)), and unlawful possession of a theft-detection shielding device (720 ILCS 5/16 — 15(b) (West 1994)) and sentenced to a total of six years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence; and (2) that he was not proved guilty of the offense of retail theft beyond…
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