People v. Dace

The jury convicted the defendant of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3), and the trial court sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment. The defendant now appeals his conviction on several grounds.

According to the State’s evidence, the defendant and two accomplices burglarized a home on March 26, 1982, in Joliet, Illinois. The State’s chief witness, Sherri Brown, testified that she and the defendant broke the door to the home and stole rings, watches, coins, two shotguns, a small television, a stereo system and some other items. After the burglary, Brown and the…