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PEOPLE v. BURSON

No. 58194.

17 Ill. App.3d 559 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 200

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LESTER BURSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

February 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Susan K. Horn, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis and Dennis J. O'Hara, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Lester Burson, was charged, along with Robert Phillips, with the theft of an electric adding machine valued at less than $150, in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 16-1). Robert Phillips pleaded guilty to the charge. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and after a bench trial, was found guilty. He was sentenced to serve six...

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