People v. Randolph

Defendant Alphonso Randolph, 1 having been sentenced to a term of 4 years’ probation after pleading guilty to a theft offense, was brought before the circuit court on charges that he violated the terms of probation. After overruling defendant’s objections to the proceeding, the circuit court conducted a hearing on the probation violation charges. The court found defendant to have violated probation and sentenced him to a term of 3 years’ incarceration on the underlying theft offense.

On appeal, defendant contends (1) that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the probation…