People v. Wright

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP

delivered the opinion of the court;

Defendant appeals her conviction of the offense of theft (less than $150) under section 16 — 1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)) and the sentence of 3 years imposed by reason of the provisions of section 16 — 1(e) of that Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(e)), which provides:

“(1) Theft of property, other than a firearm, not from the person and not exceeding $150 in value is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense after a conviction of any type of theft,…