Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 18, 1967No. Gen. 50,583PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ENGLISH

delivered the opinion of the court.

Offenses Charged in the Indictment(1) Burglary. 1(2) Possession of burglary tools. 2

Judgment

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of both charges and was given concurrent sentences of 10 to 25 years for burglary, and 1 to 2 years for possession of burglary tools.

Points Raised on Appeal(1) The charge of burglary was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.(2) There was neither evidence of burglarious intent nor evidence to connect the burglary tools to the burglary charged, so the State failed to prove the offense of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. The People v. LobbIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  2. The PEOPLE v. DonaldIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  3. The People v. RussellIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  4. The People v. DougardIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. The People v. StantonIllinois Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  2. People v. GarciaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  3. People v. CiconteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  4. United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Johnson v. People of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  5. People v. MylesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971

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