People v. Amos

The defendant, Albert Amos, and Vincent Parker were indicted for burglary and two counts of theft over $150, violations of sections 19 — 1, 16 — 1(a) and 16 — 1(d)(2) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 19 — 1, 16 — 1(a) and 16 — 1(d)(2)). Defendant’s cause was severed from Parker’s. At defendant’s trial, the court directed a verdict of not guilty as to the second theft count. The jury found defendant not guilty of burglary and guilty of theft in that he knowingly obtained or exerted unauthorized control over property of the owner and intended to deprive the owner…