People v. Robinson

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of residential burglary and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. He now appeals his conviction and sentence, alleging that the trial judge’s finding of guilt was based in part on inadmissible hearsay evidence and was therefore a product of prejudicial error. We affirm.

Defendant was charged by information with one count of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3) and convicted on June 7, 1988. At trial, the State presented three witnesses: the victim, Laura Smart; her boyfriend, Darrius Thomas; and Chicago police…