People v. Owens

A jury convicted the defendant, Anthony Owens, of criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 21 — 2; ch. 95½, par. 4 — 103(a)(1)). The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a term of 10 years’ imprisonment on the unlawful possession conviction. The court entered a suspended sentence on the criminal trespass conviction. He appeals.

The record reveals that on May 26, 1989, a 1979 Buick Regal was stolen from Michael and Jane Hall’s garage. At the defendant’s trial, Michael Hall testified that the Buick was in the garage…