People v. Ogunsola

On November 15, 1979, a McLean County jury convicted Olubukola A. Ogunsola of deceptive practices under $150. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 17 — 1(B)(d).) The appellate court affirmed the conviction. (91 Ill. App. 3d 26.) On appeal, defendant contends that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court erroneously gave the jury an instruction that incorrectly defined the offense of deceptive practices, in that it omitted an essential element of that offense.

Testimony at the trial showed that on February 27, 1979, the defendant, a Nigerian exchange student, brought his 1972…