People v. Kilgore

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial defendant was convicted of theft exceeding $150 and of possession of a motor vehicle with a falsified identification number (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16—1(a)(1), and ch. 951/2, par. 4—103(b)). He was sentenced to a single term of 3-10 years in the penitentiary which included a mandatory 3-year parole term. This court permitted defendant to file a late notice of appeal. He contends that ho was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was deprived of a fair trial, and that Iris…