People v. DiVito
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court.
This involves an appeal from a judgment finding the defendant guilty of the offense of robbery by force. The defendant was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of 1 to 5 years. The trial was by the court without a jury.
The defendant’s only point on this appeal is that since he had been a guest in an apartment previous to the commission of a robbery therein, the discovery of the defendant’s fingerprint in the apartment after the commission of the robbery does not establish that the defendant committed the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The People v. StrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- The People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- State v. . MintonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- The People v. AldridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by23 opinions
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