People v. Hoover

Following a bench trial, defendant Edgar Hoover, a Chicago police officer, was found guilty of the theft and forgery of another policeman’s paycheck. Defendant was sentenced to 30 months’ conditional discharge with the stipulation that he make restitution of the amount of the stolen check ($542.25) to the currency exchange which honored the forged instrument. Defendant had taken this appeal, alleging that the finding of guilty by the trial court was improper since he did not waive trial by jury, and that the testimony of the State’s handwriting expert was insufficient to prove him guilty…