People v. Roberts

Defendant Jimmie A. Roberts appeals from convictions for burglary, grand theft, and forgery in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County as a result of which he was sentenced to concurrent terms in the penitentiary of from 2 to 7 years.

In Case No. 74-59 defendant Roberts was convicted of forgery under the terms of section 17 — 3 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 17 — 3). In Case No. 74-123, defendant was convicted of burglary and of grand theft following his pleas of guilty in such case. We have consolidated the two cases for the purpose of appellate disposition.

The…