People v. Burney

2011 IL App (4th) 100343, 963 N.E.2d 430
CourtAppellate Court of Illinois
DecidedDecember 27, 2011
Docket4-10-0343
StatusPublished
Cited by42 cases

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People v. Burney, 2011 IL App (4th) 100343, 963 N.E.2d 430 (Ill. Ct. App. 2011).

Opinion

ILLINOIS OFFICIAL REPORTS Appellate Court

People v. Burney, 2011 IL App (4th) 100343

Appellate Court THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Caption TIMOTHY L. BURNEY, Defendant-Appellant.

District & No. Fourth District Docket No. 4-10-0343

Filed December 27, 2011 Modified upon denial of rehearing January 26, 2012 Held On appeal from defendant’s convictions for residential burglary and (Note: This syllabus criminal trespass to a residence, his conviction for the latter was vacated constitutes no part of under the one-act, one-crime rule, and his conviction for the former was the opinion of the court upheld over various objections, including those based on hearsay, the but has been prepared sufficiency of the evidence, the prosecution’s closing argument and by the Reporter of ineffective assistance of counsel, and the cause was remanded for further Decisions for the proceedings on defendant’s ability to pay the recoupment order and the convenience of the issuance of an amended sentencing judgment. reader.)

Decision Under Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey County, No. 08-CF-168; the Review Hon. Eric S. Pistorius, Judge, presiding.

Judgment Affirmed in part and vacated in part; cause remanded with directions for further proceedings. Counsel on Michael J. Pelletier, Karen Munoz, and Colleen Morgan, all of State Appeal Appellate Defender’s Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Benjamin L. Goetten, State’s Attorney, of Jerseyville (Patrick Delfino, Robert J. Biderman, and Linda Susan McClain, all of State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, of counsel), for the People.

Panel PRESIDING JUSTICE TURNER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justice Steigmann concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Cook specially concurred in the judgment, with opinion.

OPINION

¶1 In April 2010, a jury found defendant, Timothy J. Burney, guilty of residential burglary and criminal trespass to a residence. In May 2010, the trial court sentenced him to prison. ¶2 On appeal, defendant argues (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) he was denied a fair trial, (3) his criminal-trespass-to-a-residence conviction must be vacated under the one-act, one-crime rule, (4) the trial court erred in ordering him to reimburse the public defender, (5) the court failed to award him credit against his fine, and (6) the court improperly assessed various fees. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

¶3 I. BACKGROUND ¶4 In August 2008, the State charged defendant by information with one count of residential burglary (count I) (720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2008)), alleging he knowingly and without authority entered into the dwelling place of Geraldine Krause with the intent to commit a theft therein. The State also charged defendant with one count of criminal trespass to a residence (count II) (720 ILCS 5/19-4(a)(2) (West 2008)), alleging he knowingly and without authority entered Krause’s residence at a time when defendant knew that one or more persons were present in the residence. A third charge of criminal trespass to a motor vehicle was later dismissed. Defendant pleaded not guilty. ¶5 In July 2009, defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence, claiming the police took him to the victim’s home and placed a white towel around his neck to see if the victim recognized him. Defendant argued the show up was improper and extremely prejudicial. At the hearing on the motion, the State agreed the presentation of defendant to the victim was improper. The court granted the motion.

-2- ¶6 The State, however, sought to introduce evidence that the victim recognized defendant’s voice when he said, “You don’t know me. I don’t know you” at the show up. The trial court suppressed the voice identification, finding the improper show up made the voice identification inadmissible. ¶7 Defendant also filed a motion to suppress the evidence of a white towel found near where he was arrested as well as a blue plastic grocery bag found on the victim’s property. Defendant argued the State could not lay a proper foundation for entry of the towel and plastic bag into evidence. Further, he argued the plastic bag was not made available to him prior to its spoliation by the State. The trial court denied the motion to suppress. ¶8 At defendant’s jury trial, Geraldine Krause took the stand and gave her version of the incident. Before she finished testifying, the State asked to call a deputy regarding some evidentiary issues. Defense counsel objected, wanting to cross-examine Krause. The trial court stated defendant would have the opportunity to do so when Krause was recalled. The State indicated it intended to call two witnesses to establish a chain of custody. When it was discovered that one of the previously undisclosed witnesses was a family member of a juror, the court declared a mistrial. ¶9 In August 2009, defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence gathered during the use of a police tracking dog. Defendant argued the deputy handling the dog would be unable to lay a proper foundation and testify as to why the dog may or may not track human scent or whose scent was being tracked. The State conceded Illinois law prohibited admission of dog- tracking evidence but submitted testimony as to the dog’s ability. The trial court excluded all evidence of the dog tracking. The court did allow the State to introduce evidence of the discovery of defendant, finding officers would have inevitably found him during a search of the area. ¶ 10 The State filed a motion to reconsider the suppression of the show up and the voice identification. The trial court advised the State that if defendant’s statement was made prior to the police placing a towel on his shoulders during the show up, the statement would be admissible. Defense counsel contended the police did not mention defendant made a statement at the show up. The State also indicated defendant asked officers what he was being charged with. When an officer stated he was being charged with trespass to property, defendant responded, “Well you can’t get me for burglary or home invasion.” The court found this statement was not subject to suppression. ¶ 11 At a subsequent hearing, Jersey County sheriff’s deputy Kevin Ayres testified he responded to the report of a residential burglary on August 28, 2008. Once defendant was taken into custody, he was brought over to the victim. As the victim approached, defendant said “you don’t know me and I don’t know you.” Ayres said the statement was made prior to a towel being placed on defendant. The trial court allowed the statements to be introduced. ¶ 12 In January 2010, the State filed a motion to have Krause declared unavailable as a witness and to use her prior in-court testimony. The motion indicated Krause was elderly and in poor health, and her doctor was concerned the stress of testifying could exacerbate her condition. The trial court denied the motion, finding defendant did not have a prior opportunity to cross-examine Krause.

-3- ¶ 13 In March 2010, the State filed a motion to declare Krause’s statements to law enforcement as nontestimonial. The State claimed Krause was able to give a partial description and told Deputy Ayres the suspect fled on foot. The trial court found Krause’s statements were nontestimonial because they were made in the course of an ongoing police emergency. The court also found the statements were admissible as excited utterances. ¶ 14 In April 2010, defendant’s jury trial commenced. Jackie Huett testified she resided in a mobile home on Bethany Church Road in August 2008. At the time, she was in the process of tearing down the mobile home. Defendant offered to help her for money.

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