People v. Elston

The defendant, Chabasco Elston, was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3) and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

The record reveals that on or about August 16, 1988, someone broke into the residence of Janelle Carter while he and his "wife were out of town on vacation. The break-in was discovered on August 16, 1988, by Carter’s neighbor, Warren Wallace. Wallace found the sliding glass door to the back of Carter’s town house open. Upon entering and observing broken glass, he called the police.

The police arrived at the crime scene…