People v. Hage

PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Steven J. Hage, was convicted of two counts of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 1994)). He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 7 years’ imprisonment on one count and an extended-term sentence of 10 years on the other count. On appeal, the defendant contends: (1) the police lacked probable cause to arrest him; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction on the lesser-included offense of theft; and (4) his sentence is excessive. We affirm.

On November…