People v. Anderson

Defendant, Renard Anderson, was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Cook County with aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4— 103.2(a)(7)(A) (West 1992)), possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4 — 103(a)(1) (West 1992)), and possession of burglary tools (720 ILCS 5/19 — 2 (West 1992)). Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The trial judge sentenced defendant as a Class X offender to six years’ imprisonment. Defendant appealed, and the appellate court reversed. 294 Ill. App. 3d 1039. We allowed…