People v. Ferraro

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GUILD

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a jury trial the defendant was convicted of switching price tags in a retail mercantile establishment under the provisions of section 16A — 3(c) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16A — 3(c)). The court imposed a fine of $200 plus court costs and suspended the same. The defendant appeals.

On November 14, 1977, the defendant went to the J. C. Penney Co. store in Villa Park where she was observed by a security guard removing a price tag from a less expensive brassiere and, after removing the expensive…