People v. West

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant Albert West was found guilty of possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The court sentenced defendant to a term of four years. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court improperly considered an earlier disposition of supervision (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 6—3.1(f)) in sentencing defendant to a prison term.

At the sentencing hearing, the State argued in aggravation that defendant had a 1983 felony conviction for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, for which he was placed on…