People v. Wilder

In a May 19,1976, jury trial, defendant, Yvone Wilder, was found guilty of theft of property having a value not exceeding *150 (second offense), a violation of section 16 — 1 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1). She was sentenced to a 1- to 3-year indeterminate imprisonment term. On appeal, defendant contends that she was ineffectively represented by counsel, that improper prejudicial testimony and argument were presented to the jury, and that she was improperly sentenced.

On February 21, 1976, defendant, Mary Watkins, and Gail Lamb were separately charged by…