Supreme Court of Illinois

In a conviction for theft by deception of property based on an unpaid hotel bill, conviction is affirmed where the value of the use of the hotel room could be considered property for purposes of the statute under which the defendant was charged.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2007
• Published 02/16/2007

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Joseph E. Birkett, State's Attorney, Wheaton (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Garson Fischer, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Martin P. Moltz, Kristine A. Karlin, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for appellee.