People v. Davis

FIRST DIVISION

May 21, 2001

No. 1-99-4385

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

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County)

v. ))

EDWARD DAVIS, ) Honorable) Francis Golniewicz,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the court found defendant, Edward Davis, guilty of retail theft of property worth more than $10,000, in violation of sections 16-1(a)(1) and 16-1(b)(5) of the Criminal Code (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1), (b)(5) (West 1998)). On appeal, defendant contends that the court erred by…