People v. Schneider

Defendant, Robert D. Schneider, was adjudged guilty after a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County, of criminal damage to property exceeding $300 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 21 — 1(a)), and sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment. Both the trial and sentencing were conducted in absentia.

The events which culminated in defendant’s conviction occurred at the apartment building of Rita Schneider, the complaining witness. Ms. Schneider and the defendant were formerly married and, at the time of the offense in question, were involved in dissolution proceedings after a…