People v. Tharp

PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND

delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 29, 1990, pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant Donald A. Tharp, Jr., entered a plea of guilty to two counts of theft over $300 in the McLean County circuit court. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1.) Defendant owned a used car lot in Bloomington, Illinois, and the charges stemmed from his taking cars on consignment, selling them, and failing to pay the money over to the owners of the vehicles.

A sentencing hearing was held on August 15, 1990, and, at the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to…