People v. McCue

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was charged with theft of property not exceeding *150, and found guilty after a bench trial. He appeals, contending that (1) the court erred in refusing to suppress certain statements made by defendant at the conclusion of a polygraph examination, and (2) the defendant was improperly sentenced to both imprisonment and restitution. The exact terms and nature of the sentence are in dispute.

On August 10, 1975, Lyle Toepfer, manager of the Checker service station in Savanna, Illinois, opened the station’s cash drawer…