People v. Hamilton

People v. Hamilton,

Docket No. 82148--Agenda 31--May 1997.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ANTONIO

HAMILTON, Appellant.

Opinion filed December 18, 1997.

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant,

Antonio Hamilton, was convicted of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19--3(a)

(West 1994)) and sentenced to a prison term of 18 years. A divided appellate

court affirmed (283 Ill. App. 3d 854), and this court granted defendant's petition

for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

The evidence at trial revealed that at approximately 8:30 a.m. on January

29, 1994,…