People v. Dail

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in Will County, the defendant, Robert Dail, was found guilty of burglary and theft. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of three years and 364 days.

At trial, the State established that the battery was stolen from an automobile belonging to Frank Turk. A witness testified that he saw three black males open the hood of Turk’s car. One of the men, later identified as the defendant, reached into the engine compartment, cut some wires and removed the battery. The perpetrators carried the battery to…