People v. White

2015 IL App (1st) 131111

THIRD DIVISION December 16, 2015 No. 1-13-1111 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 12 CR 9459 ) ) SAMUEL WHITE, ) The Honorable ) Thaddeus L. Wilson Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding. JUSTICE LAVIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Mason and Justice Pucinski concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a bench trial, defendant Samuel White was found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal as well as two counts of armed violence,…