People v. Raitano

Mr. JÚSTICE LINDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Evelyn Raitano, appeals from her conviction for retail theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16A — 3(a)) following a trial by jury. She was fined *50 plus *30 court costs.

Defendant was arrested on November 3,1977, and charged with the offense of retail theft. Prior to trial, the defendant made a motion to suppress statements made by her to store employees on November 3. At a hearing on this motion, Helen Erickson testified that on the date in question she was the assistant security manager of the K-Mart store in Willowbrook,…