People v. Contreras

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3), then sentenced as a Class X offender (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 5—3(c)(8)) to a term of nine years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that his sentence must be vacated because the State did not provide him notice in the charging instrument that it would seek an enhanced sentence upon conviction.

The evidence adduced at trial showed that defendant was identified as one of two men who were apprehended at the scene of a…