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Illinois Supreme Court· 12/4/1981

People v. Ogunsola

Citations

  • 429 N.E.2d 861
  • 87 Ill. 2d 216
  • 57 Ill. Dec. 744
  • 1981 Ill. LEXIS 391

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that fundamental fairness requires that a jury be instructed on all of the elements it must find beyond a reasonable doubt
  • holding that fundamental fairness requires that a jury be instructed on all of the elements it must find beyond a reasonable doubt
  • holding that it was plain error not to instruct the jury that the State must prove the defendant intended to defraud the - 19 - victim, as “[t]he principal contested issue relevant to defendant’s culpability was whether he had the intent to defraud”
  • finding grave error in a jury instruction for a deceptive practice charge that did not state the defendant must have had “the intent to defraud”
  • finding grave error in a jury instruction for a deceptive practice charge that did not state the defendant must have had “the intent to defraud”
  • finding plain error where jury instructions omitted the intent element of deceptive practices, and “[t]he principal contested issue relevant to defendant’s culpability was whether he had the intent to defraud”

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Judges: Clark

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