Legal Opinion

People v. Poltrock

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 21, 1974No. 58663-5 consPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dempsey

Michael Poltrock was convicted in a trial without a jury of three charges of battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 12—3), and was sentenced to serve three concurrent 30-day terms in the House of Correction.

Poltrock contends that the judgment should be reversed because the evidence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that his prosecution as an adult pursuant to classification by the Juvenile Court Act then in effect (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 37, par. 702—2), denied his constitutional right to the equal protection of the law. Because of our disposition of his first…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. The PEOPLE v. CharlestonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  2. The People v. StevensonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  3. People v. CarrollAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  2. People v. CostelloAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. WithersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. People v. McNealAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. People v. EichelbergerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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