People v. McCarty

The defendant appeals from the order of the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, revoking his probation. The defendant had been convicted of armed robbery in 1970. In 1978, he pleaded guilty to a charge of felony theft. The information charged the defendant with having knowingly obtained unauthorized control over a car battery valued at less than $150, in violation of section 16 — 1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)). The information also charged that the defendant had been previously convicted of armed robbery and, therefore, that the defendant…