People v. Kaye

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Alan Kaye a/k/a Alan Kirschner, was found guilty on 13 counts of automobile-related theft (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 951/2, pars. 4 — 103(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4)), and one count of theft of vehicle property by deception (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)(2)(A)), and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of the offenses charged beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court improperly considered evidence outside…