Legal Opinion

People v. Lake

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 7, 1978No. 14691PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

Literally caught red-handed/

Burglary — jury—guilty—4 to 12 years.

The trial court is affirmed.

Neither the facts nor the evidence are disputed. Lake, Smith, and Cronk drove to the company service center of Fleming Weller, Inc., in the early morning hours. Lake and Smith cut a hole in the fence surrounding the service center, kicked open the doors of the garage and a storage shed and stole a large, heavy, red toolbox and some equipment. After an attempt to sell the stolen goods, the police were apparently notified and they arranged for a surveillance. Their information was to the effect that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. People v. FarnsleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. BarrIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. BaptisteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. People v. BergeronAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. PhillipsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  2. People v. WallerstedtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. People v. LenardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People v. O'DELLAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. People v. FoleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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