Legal Opinion
People v. Acevedo
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 26, 1995No. 2-93-1476PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bowman
Defendant, Juan Acevedo, appeals his conviction of perjury (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 32—2 (now 720 ILCS 5/32—2 (West 1992)) and sentence of five years’ imprisonment. We affirm.
On October 10, 1991, defendant testified as a witness during the murder trial of Robert Ranjel, also known by the nickname of "Droopy.” Ranjel was found not guilty of murder. Defendant was charged with two counts of perjury based on his testimony in the murder trial. The first count was based on the following exchange between the prosecutor and defendant:
"Q. At that time did you tell Wayne Biles, along with…
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