People v. House

Defendant, Larry House, was convicted, following a bench trial, of the offense of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1(a)) and was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment. Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction and the trial court’s refusal to find him eligible for the Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) program.

First, defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt on an accountability theory. When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his…