People v. Wallace

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)) No. 99 CR 9785)

DION WALLACE, ) Honorable) Stanley J. Sacks,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Dion Wallace, was found guilty of aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle pursuant to section 4-103.2(7)(A) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/4-103.2(7)(A)(West 1998)) and was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. On appeal, Wallace argues the trial court erred when it: (1) allowed the State to impeach defense witness Michael Hayes…