People v. Sansone

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County the defendant, Gregory Sansone, was found guilty of theft of property valued in excess of *150, in violation of section 16 — 1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)(1)). He was sentenced to a term of 1 to 3 years and fined *250.

Defendant appeals contending that (1) the trial court erred in admitting into evidence 26 record albums, (2) the value of the albums was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt and (3) certain statements in the prosecutor’s closing argument violated the defendant’s statutory and…