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People v. Warlick

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 31, 1998No. 1-97-3758PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson

This garden variety burglary case raises an evidentiary issue that seems to be occurring with increasing frequency in the trials of criminal cases.

Obie Warlick (Warlick) was charged with burglary and possession of burglar tools. After a jury trial, he was found guilty of burglary. Because he had two prior burglary convictions, Warlick was sentenced as a Class X offender to 12 years’ imprisonment. See 730 ILCS 5/5—5— 3(c)(8) (West 1996).

Warlick raises several issues. The only serious one is his claim he was unfairly prejudiced by the admission of a police call concerning a “burglary in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. GachoIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. People v. SimmsIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  4. People v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. PulliamIllinois Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. SampleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  2. People v. JuraAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  3. People v. HunleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  4. People v. BolingAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  5. People v. EdgecombeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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