Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Defendant pilfered $44 in quarters from vending machine on college campus, and was convicted of burglary committed in a school and sentenced, as a Class X offender, to 12 years. Defendant's prior criminal record was for petty nonviolent offenses. Sentence is manifestly disproportionate compared to petty nature of offense, and cost of 12 years of incarceration is excessive given nature of offense and Defendant's nonviolent history. (NEVILLE, concurring; MASON, dissenting.)