People v. Hairston

Following a jury trial the defendant, Lindsey Hairston, was found guilty of burglary, criminal damage to property and unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe. He was sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment of 10 years.

On appeal the defendant raises the following issues: whether the defendant’s rights under the United States and Illinois constitutions were violated where the prosecutor elicited testimony from a State witness regarding the defendant’s post-arrest silence; whether the court was barred from imposing an extended-term sentence where the defendant’s prior conviction was…