People v. Young

The defendant was convicted of Class 4 felony theft in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the Jackson County jail, with credit for five months he had spent in jail while awaiting trial, and was required to pay a $500 fine. In this appeal, the defendant (1) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him, and (2) requests that he be given $5 credit against his fine for each day spent in the Jackson County jail before conviction and sentencing.

The defendant, Scott Young, lived with his brother James in a rented…