Legal Opinion
People v. Berquist
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 28, 1993No. 2—91—0970 through 2—91—0989 consPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLAREN
Richard Berquist, defendant, and 19 other individuals were arrested for criminal trespass to real property at the Concord West Medical Center (Concord West) in Westmont, Illinois. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 21—3(a).) The arrested persons were divided into two groups for trial, and in both instances the jury found defendants guilty of criminal trespass to real property. Defendants appeal from the juries’ verdicts and the court’s judgments thereon. Berquist’s case was consolidated with the 19 other similar cases for appeal. The sole issue concerns the defense of necessity. For the…
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