Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/24/1982

People v. O'MALLEY

Citations

439 N.E.2d 998
108 Ill. App. 3d 823
64 Ill. Dec. 333
1982 Ill. App. LEXIS 2209

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affirming where there was “nothing in the record to indicate that the trial court relied upon any alleged improper argument in reaching its finding”
affirming where there was “nothing in the record to indicate that the trial court relied upon any alleged improper argument in reaching its finding”
defendant on appeal should not be allowed to take advantage of trial judge’s exercise of lenity
legal inconsistency in bench trials not ground for reversal if rational explanation, such as lenity, for inconsistency
“We believe that the vice in inconsistency is that it implies confusion on the part of the trial judge sitting as the finder of fact. Confusion suggests that the defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt”
inconsistent court verdict permissible if supported by rational explanation on record

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Judges: Downing

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