People v. Banks

PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Ernest Banks, was convicted of criminal trespass to a residence (720 ILCS 5/19 — 4 (West 1992)). The court sentenced him to one year of court supervision and 40 hours of public service employment. Defendant appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether his conviction was improper because his entry into the home was authorized; and (2) whether the trial court usurped the jury’s fact-finding role with its answer to a jury question. We reverse and remand the cause for a new trial.

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