People v. Smart

A jury convicted defendant David Smart of burglary, a Class 2 felony, for stealing a purse from a Subway shop. 720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 1998). Because defendant had committed multiple prior felonies, the court sentenced him under section 5 — 5—3(c)(8) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 — 5—3(c)(8) (West 1998)) as a Class X offender to 16 years’ imprisonment and 3 years’ mandatory supervised release. The sole issue raised by defendant on appeal is whether the trial court was authorized to sentence him to three years’ mandatory supervised release applicable to Class X…