Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 30, 2006No. 1-04-2305 & 1-04-3038 cons. RelPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBRIDE

Defendants were found guilty following a joint bench trial, and Jones was sentenced to 30 months’ probation while Reeves was sentenced to 3 years’ probation.

Defendants appeal, arguing that (1) their convictions for burglary should be reversed because the State failed to establish that the semitrailer was “a motor vehicle” within the definition of the burglary statute; (2) their convictions for felony theft must be reduced to a Class A misdemeanor and remanded for a new sentencing hearing because the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the fair market value of the chairs was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. MaggetteIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Paris v. FederIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. People v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. HopkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  2. People v. HopkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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