People v. Streit

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE,

concurring in part and dissenting in part:

The defendant, Sharon Streit, was charged with two counts of State benefits fraud (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 17 — 6). The prosecution alleged that defendant received public aid based on her unemployed status while she was, in fact, employed. The alleged incidents occurred between August 1982 and May 1988. Defendant pleaded guilty to both counts in exchange for the State’s agreement to recommend a sentence of no more than three years. At the sentencing hearing the State recommended a term of 30 months’ probation, six…