People v. Buckner

The defendant, Alfred Buckner, was convicted of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1(a) (West 2002)) and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred in ordering him to wear an electronic security belt as a restraining device without first making a finding of necessity pursuant to People v. Boose, 66 Ill. 2d 261, 362 N.E.2d 303 (1977). The defendant asks this court to remand his case for a new trial. While we find that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a Boose analysis, we do not order a new trial. Rather, we remand this case to the trial…