People of State of Illinois v. Enright

Defendant waived a jury, was tried by the court and found guilty of deceptive practices in violation of Section 17 — 1 of Chapter 38 of the Illinois Revised Statutes (1967). The pertinent part of that law provides as follows:

“A person commits a deceptive practice when, with intent to defraud:

# * #(e) He obtains, or attempts to obtain property * * * by any of the following means:(1) He uses a credit card which was issued to another, without the other’s consent.”

After a hearing in aggravation and mitigation the defendant was sentenced to serve 90 days in the House of Correction. On appeal he…