People v. Rowell

874 N.E.2d 553 (2006)

375 Ill. App.3d 421

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Howard L. ROWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 4-04-0481.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 15, 2006.

In March 2004, after a stipulated bench trial, the trial court found defendant, Howard L. Rowell, guilty of retail theft of property having a retail value exceeding $150 (720 ILCS 5/16A-3(a) (West 2004)). Defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal or, in the alternative, motion in arrest of judgment, and the court denied the motion. In May 2004, the court sentenced defendant…