People v. Phuong

FIRST DIVISION April 14, 1997 No. 1-95-1368 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) ) MUOI PHUONG, ) Honorable ) CHARLES LOVERDE, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant, Muoi Phuong, was found guilty of misdemeanor retail theft and sentenced to one year of supervision with a $90 fine. Defendant appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether defendant, a Chinese-speaking recent immigrant with minimal education in this country…