People v. Stadtman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant appeals from a sentence of 2 to 10 years on a conviction by a jury of theft over $150. The defendant, indicted along with two others, was charged with burglary, theft and unlawful possession of a narcotic drug. Charges against both codefendants were dismissed prior to trial. The court dismissed the drug charge at the close of the People’s case and the jury found the defendant not guilty on the burglary charge. A general verdict of guilty was returned on an indictment charging theft under section 16 — 1 of the Criminal…