Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

People v. Legear

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 30, 1975No. 73-347PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial the defendant was found guilty of the offense of theft exceeding $150 in value and was found not guilty of burglary. He was sentenced to 2-6 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, contending for reversal that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and contending, alternatively, that various trial errors require reversal and remand.

The charges arose from a theft of a coin collection owned by John Rossiter from his car located in a barn on the Rossiter property on Cold Springs Road in McHenry County. The…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Cool v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. The PEOPLE v. MarinoIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. The People v. McKeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1968

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. People v. HansonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. People v. RiggsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  4. People v. BerginAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API