Legal Opinion

People v. Woolsey

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 6, 1975No. 73-241PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

dehvered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Kenneth Woolsey, was convicted after a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Madison County of the crime of burglary, and he was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of 2 to 6 years.

The only issue on appeal raised by the defendant is that he did not enter the building “without authority” when he used a key given to him by his employer to enter his place of employment. Consequently, he contends that he was not guffty of burglary.

There is little dispute as to what happened on August 23, 1972, in Alton, Illinois, to the property of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The PEOPLE v. WeaverIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  2. People Ex Rel. McLain v. HousewrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  2. People v. FisherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. People v. PeaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. People v. BaileyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  5. People v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989

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