People v. McGee

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Marcus McGee was found guilty of residential burglary after a bench trial and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. He contends on appeal that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the uninhabited building he entered was a dwelling place within the meaning of the statute, or that he was aware of that fact. He also contends that his sentence was excessive and that the trial court erred by deferring a ruling on his motion in limine to bar the use of evidence of earlier convictions to impeach his credibility…