People v. Gibson

The defendant, Prince Harris Gibson, a/k/a Owen Gibson, and co-defendant, Victor Johnson, were charged in Lake County with the offenses of burglary, theft of property over $150, and possession of burglary tools. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 19 — 1(a), 16 — 1(a)(1), and Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19 — 2.) Gibson was also charged with obstructing justice. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 31 — 4(a).

What occurred was that a Lake Forest police officer on routine patrol on April 3, 1981, at about 10:20 a.m., observed a Cadillac bearing a Chicago vehicle sticker exiting the…