Legal Opinion

People v. Rincon

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 23, 2008No. 2-07-0393PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE ZENOFF

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Manuel J. Rincon, was convicted of attempted arson (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1(a), 8 — 4(a) (West 2004)). Defendant appeals, arguing that his right to a jury trial was violated, that the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the State committed a prejudicial discovery error. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Defendant was indicted for attempted arson (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1(a), 8 — 4(a) (West 2004)) and criminal trespass to land (720 ILCS 5/21— 3(a)(2) (West 2004)). The…

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2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. GabrielAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  2. People v. MontoyaColorado Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. People v. NorrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. People v. ChildsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  5. People v. HernandezAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011

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