People v. Chandler

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Thomas Chandler was charged with and convicted of burglary, on the basis of accountability, and was sentenced to four years in prison. 111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1(a) (now 720 ILCS 5/19 — 1(a) (West 1992)). On appeal, defendant contends the circuit court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the charge of theft. Codefendant Alvin Austin, who pleaded guilty to charges relating to the burglary, did not participate in this appeal.

On December 13, 1991, several boxes of oranges, which had…