People v. Hagan

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Michael F. Hagan, was found guilty of forgery and attempted theft by deception of over $100,000 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 17—3(a)(2), 8—4(a), 16—1(b), (e)). The appellate court affirmed defendant’s conviction for forgery, but reversed the conviction for attempted theft by deception (199 Ill. App. 3d 267). Defendant, pro se, petitioned this court for leave to appeal from the appellate court’s affirmance of his forgery conviction. We granted defendant leave to appeal (134 Ill. 2d R. 315). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The…