People v. Modlin

The defendant, Arthur A. Modlin, was convicted in a jury trial on August 31, 1978, in the circuit court of Macon County, of retail theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16A—3(a)), and theft of property having a value less than *150 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16—1). He was sentenced to serve concurrent sentences of 364 days on each conviction.

The defendant’s first contention in this direct appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of retail theft in that all that was presented was circumstantial evidence of presence and flight.

The charges of retail theft were…