People v. Palmore

In an information filed on May 12, 1982, defendant Clarence Palmore was charged with theft by deception (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(b)(1)) in excess of $150 alleged to have involved the obtaining of $262.51 from the Illinois Department of Public Aid occurring on September 23, 1981. Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty on May 24, 1982. At the sentencing hearing held on June 18, 1982, the trial court rejected defendant’s argument that he was entitled to be sentenced under the more lenient misdemeanor penalties for theft because of an amendment to the theft…