People v. Steele

Defendant, Mark Steele, appeals his conviction of retail theft. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 16A—3.) He claims he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because he voluntarily abandoned the criminal enterprise.

Judith Wetterman was working as a security guard at the Zayre Department Store in Elgin on January 5, 1986. She observed two black men in the brand-name electronics area. She subsequently identified one of these men as defendant. She observed defendant detach a videocassette recorder from a display and place it in a cart. Defendant’s companion returned from the record…