People v. Loveless

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the

court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Blake Loveless, was convicted of theft of property valued at more than $150 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)(1)). The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of 3M years of imprisonment for the Class 3 felony. He appeals from his conviction alleging that he was not proved guilty of theft beyond a reasonable doubt because the State offered insufficient circumstantial evidence to prove the existence of an owner with a superior interest in the property. We disagree with the…