People v. Mallette

Defendant, Hurley Mallette, was found guilty in a jury trial of three counts of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1(a)) all occurring during the early morning of January 24, 1983, at three separate businesses located in the same Lakeside Drive office complex in Bannockburn. Following a sentencing hearing, defendant was sentenced to concurrent six-year terms of imprisonment for each of the three burglary offenses.

Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether defendant’s presence as a passenger in a vehicle containing proceeds from recent burglaries was sufficient proof…