Legal Opinion

People v. Pavone

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 30, 1976No. 75-203Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seidenfeld

Defendant was convicted of burglary and of theft over $150 following a jury trial. He was sentenced to a term of 2-6 years in the penitentiary.

Essentially defendant contends on appeal that he was not proved guilty since the State’s witness who testified that a Luco Pavone was his accomplice was unable to identify the defendant at trial. He further contends that it was prejudicial error to then permit an assistant State’s attorney to testify to the witness’s identification of the defendant at a preliminary hearing. He also argues that the court erred in failing to instruct the jury to view the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. The People v. CarpenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  3. The People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  4. People v. HortonIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  5. The People v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962

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