Legal Opinion

People v. Acevedo

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 9, 1972No. 54935PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leighton

Defendant was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle. 1 He waived trial by jury, was found guilty and sentenced to serve one year in the county jail. He presents four issues for review.

1. Whether the evidence proved him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. Whether he was denied certain constitutional rights by the court’s failure to fully advise him of the offense with which he was charged.

3. Whether he was denied a jury trial because of the court’s failure to ascertain the extent to which he understood his waiver of a trial by jury.

4. Whether the trial court committed reversible error by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Bishop v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. The People v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1946

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. PoseyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. People v. BucciferroAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  3. People v. StoneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People of State of Illinois v. BunchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. People v. IronsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976

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