People v. Calvert

On February 3, 1981, defendant, Charles Calvert, was convicted of the offense of criminal damage to property having a value in excess of $150, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County. Thereafter defendant was sentenced to 2 years’ probation conditioned upon his: (1) payment of restitution in the sum of $524.25 plus court costs; (2) spending 90 days in jail; (3) having no contact with the owner of the property which defendant damaged; and (4) cooperating in a counseling program.

The sole issue on appeal concerns whether the trial court could properly consider, in…