People v. Kotlarz

Docket No. 88078–Agenda 13–May 2000.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH S. KOTLARZ, Appellant.

Opinion filed October 13, 2000.

Defendant, Joseph S. Kotlarz, appeals his conviction for theft by deception of an amount exceeding $100,000 (720 ILCS 5/16–1 (West 1992)), for which he was sentenced to serve four years’ probation, 180 days in the Du Page County jail, 400 hours of community service, and to pay restitution of $190,000. Defendant’s main contention is that the appellate court erred in affirming his conviction (No. 2–97–l194 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule…