Legal Opinion

People v. McNair

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 1, 1979No. 78-566PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Perlin

Following a bench trial, defendant, Gregory McNair, was convicted of burglary and unlawful use of a weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 19 — 1, 24 — 1(a) (10), 24 — 1(b)) and was sentenced by the trial court to a single term of one to three years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals, contending that the prosecution failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the aforementioned charges because the possession of proceeds from a burglary was insufficient evidence to support such conviction and because the prosecution failed to demonstrate that when arrested carrying a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. GaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. United States v. RomanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CostelloAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  2. People v. MargiolasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. People v. JenkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. People v. EichelbergerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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