People v. Dawson

On November 9, 1982, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Vermilion County, defendant, Samuel Dawson, was convicted of three counts of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19—3(a)), four counts of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19—1(a)), and two counts of felony theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 16—1(a)). He was subsequently sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on each of the residential burglary counts, seven years’ imprisonment on each of the burglary counts, and five years’ imprisonment on each of the felony theft counts; all sentences…