People v. Childress

delivered opinion of the Court:

In September 1997, the State charged defendant, Travis C. Childress, by information with obstructing justice (720 ILCS 5/31 — 4(a) (West Supp. 1997)), theft of property having a value in excess of $300 (720 ILCS 5/16 — 1(a)(1)(A) (West 1996)), and two counts of robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 1 (West 1996)). The State later elected to prosecute the obstruction of justice charge first, and in December 1997, a jury convicted defendant, finding that he had provided a false name to a police officer following apprehension. Defendant subsequently filed a posttrial motion,…