People v. Smith

The defendant, Kerwin Smith, was charged by indictment with burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 1992)) and retail theft (720 ILCS 5/16A — 3(a) (West 1992)). Following a jury trial, the jury found the defendant guilty on both counts. The trial court sentenced the defendant to 10 years in prison on the burglary offense and to a six-year extended-term sentence for the retail theft offense. We affirm as modified.

At defendant’s trial, Jodi Babcock testified that on February 5, 1992, she was working as a manager at a Fashion Bug clothing store in Peoria. She testified that during business hours the…