People v. Powell

Defendant, Paul Powell, was convicted of bribery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 33 — 1(a)) and solicitation (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 8 — 1) in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to two years’ conditional discharge and fined $4,000 on the bribery charge, and two years’ conditional discharge on the solicitation conviction. The appellate court reversed both convictions (48 Ill. App. 3d 723), and we granted leave to appeal. We reverse the appellate court.

The fact that the appellate court found “there is no evidence that Paul Powell tendered money…