People v. Toliver

After a bench trial defendant was convicted of retail theft. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16A—3(a).) He was sentenced to a term of two years probation with the first 40 days to be served in the Department of Corrections less credit for time served. On appeal the issues are: whether the State failed to prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the absence of evidence that the Jewel food store was a retail mercantile establishment or that the merchandise was offered for sale in such establishment; whether the complaint was defective in failing to identify the goods taken; and…