People v. Bell

On November 8, 1993, defendant, Thereon Bell, pleaded guilty to burglary. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1. On December 28, 1993, the trial court sentenced defendant to 30 months’ probation, 50 hours of community service, a $25 monthly probation service fee when he was employed, $173 in court costs and $100 public defender’s fee.

A petition to revoke defendant’s probation was filed on June 18, 1996, alleging defendant failed to pay court costs, probation service fees and the public defender’s fee. A hearing was held on the petition to revoke probation on December 6, 1996. Over…