People v. Abdullah Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing on 3/13/03

NO. 4-00-0568

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of) Champaign County

DEXTER ABDULLAH, a/k/a DEXTER MONROE, ) No. 99CF474

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) John G. Townsend,) Judge Presiding.

MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING

A jury found defendant, Dexter Abdullah, guilty of armed robbery, a Class X felony (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2), (b) (West 2000)). The trial court adjudged him a "habitual criminal" under the Habitual Criminal Act (720 ILCS 5/33B-1 through 33B-3 (West 2000)) and sentenced him to life…