People v. Alexander

The defendant, Jeffrey Alexander, was charged by information in the circuit court of Will County with theft, in that “on or about October 31, 1979, at and within Will County *** he, knowingly exerted unauthorized control over a 1973 Buick Electra, valued at more than $150, *** intending to deprive Leola H. Perkins permanently of the use and benefit of said property.” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16—1(a)(1).) Following a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to serve a three-year term of imprisonment. On appeal by the defendant, the majority of the appellate…