People v. Whitfield

SIXTH DIVISION June 2, 2006 No. 1-05-0751 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 01 CR 14628 ) TRAVIS WHITFIELD, ) The Honorable ) Thomas M. Davy, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE FITZGERALD SMITH delivered the opinion of the court: Following the vacation of his guilty plea and a bench trial, defendant Travis Whitfield (defendant) was convicted of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and sentenced as a Class X offender to eight years in prison. He appeals, contending that the trial court erred in…