(DOWNLOAD) "Bd. of Review v. Property Tax Appeal Bd." by Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Order Reversed " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Bd. of Review v. Property Tax Appeal Bd.
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Order Reversed
- Release Date : January 11, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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The defendant, William Burns, was found guilty of three counts of felony deceptive practices following a trial by jury in absentia. He was sentenced to a term of 30 months in the Department of Corrections and ordered to make restitution and pay a fine. On appeal he raises three issues: (1) whether the statute that allows a defendant absent at the start of his trial to be tried in absentia (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 115-4.1(a)) is unconstitutional; (2) whether he should be granted a new trial because the trial court did not, as required by statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 113-4(e)), admonish him that his failure to appear at trial would constitute a waiver of his right to confront the witnesses against him and that the trial could, nevertheless, proceed in his absence; and (3) whether the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person depicted in the photograph marked Peoples exhibit No. 4 was the William Burns who was on trial in this case.