People v. Allen

On April 23, 1980, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County, defendant, Maurice Allen, was convicted of the offense of burglary. He was then sentenced to a 5-year term of imprisonment. On appeal defendant contends that (1) he was improperly sentenced because the court applied an aggravating factor not present in the record and improperly considered the fact that he was a public aid recipient, and (2) the court improperly allowed the payment of court costs and public defender fees to be assessed from defendant’s bond deposit.

The evidence at trial showed that on November…