People v. Bonner

Defendants, Keith Bonner and Randy Ales, were convicted in a jury trial of residential burglary. Ales was sentenced to eight years in prison while Bonner received a four-year sentence. In this consolidated appeal, defendants argue that their convictions must be reversed because the State failed to prove that the house they entered was a dwelling for purposes of the residential burglary statute. Defendants also contend that the assistant State’s Attorney improperly commented upon their failure to testify at trial.

Defendants were charged with residential burglary in connection with a break-in…