People v. Locascio

Defendants, Joseph L. Locascio and Stanley Kubas, were tried jointly in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, convicted of official misconduct, and sentenced to 12 months’ probation. The appellate court reversed the convictions, finding that defendants had not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (Order under Supreme Court Rule 23 (87 Ill. 2d R. 23).) The Illinois Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (94 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)) and, in a decision issued on May 24, 1985 (People v. Locascio (1985), 106 Ill. 2d 529, 478 N.E.2d 1358), reversed the…