People v. Ruffin

Defendants Jackie Ruffin and Bruce Winters were indicted for the offense of theft from the person, a Class 3 felony, in violation of section 16 — 1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16— 1(a)(1)). After a bench trial both defendants were found guilty as charged and sentenced to two to six years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Both defendants have appealed.

On appeal, defendant Winters contends that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to consider Winters’ request for admission to a drug abuse program. Defendant Ruffin contends that his sentence was…