People v. Breen

A complaint was filed in the circuit court of Cook County charging defendant, William (Billie) Breen, with theft, in violation of section 16 — 1(a) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)). On January 9, 1974, after a bench trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 90 days in the House of Correction. The defendant then indicated a willingness to repay over a period of a “couple of months” the money allegedly taken, and the trial court vacated its finding of guilty, placing defendant on “social service supervision, with restitution of one hundred…