Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of 2 counts of retail theft and 2 counts of burglary. Defendant attempted to steal packs of men's underwear from a retail store in February 2016; and he was charged with retail theft and burglary by unauthorized entry of a retail store in December 2015 and January 2016. The two cases were consolidated for trial. No error in court sentencing Defendant to 13 years. Court appropriately took into account Defendant's lifelong history of retail thefts and burglaries ad that this crime spree involved multiple thefts over several weeks. Court did not err in admitting 3rd-party testimony about noneyewitnesses' prior identification of Defendant as perpetrator of the burplaries and thefts under section 115-12 of Code of Criminal Procedure.(HUDSON and BIRKETT, concuring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Hearsay