People v. Chirchirillo

At a bench trial, the State claimed that defendant, Anna M. Chirchirillo, was accountable for the acts of her codefendant when defendant helped her codefendant break into a home and steal a firearm. At no time during the trial did the State establish that the codefendant was a convicted felon. However, the State did prove that defendant was. The court found defendant guilty of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 3(a) (West 2006)) and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1(a) (West 2006)) under an accountability theory and sentenced her to concurrent prison terms of…