People v. DePaolo

Following a jury trial, defendant, James V DePaolo, was found guilty of felony retail theft (720 ILCS 5/16A — 3(a), 16A — 10(3) (West 1998)). Defendant appeals and contends that his conviction must be reversed (1) because the evidence was not sufficient to show that he completed the offense of retail theft and he therefore was guilty, at most, of attempted retail theft; (2) because the trial court erred in admitting evidence regarding the value of the allegedly stolen merchandise; and (3) because the trial court failed to properly admonish him of his right to tender a jury instruction on a…