People v. McCulloch

Rodney L. McCulloch appeals convictions of three counts of perjury (10 ILCS 5/29 — 10(a) (West 2004)) and one count of disregarding the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/29 — 12 (West 2004)). He contends that the evidence was insufficient to show that he signed election petitions knowing that his statements in the petitions were untrue. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

McCulloch was charged with three counts of perjury, one count of disregarding the Election Code, and three counts of forgery (720 ILCS 5/17 — 3(a)(2) (West 2004)) in connection with signatures he obtained in order to place James H. Gumm on the…