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PEOPLE v. PATTON

No. 82-449.

112 Ill. App.3d 1 (1983)

444 N.E.2d 1372

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE LEE PATTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Peter A. Carusona, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Gary F. Gnidovec, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a case of statutory interpretation.

The defendant, Willie Lee Patton, entered an automobile that did not belong to him for the purpose of stealing it. He was intercepted by a policeman during the attempted car theft and was arrested. He had a screwdriver on his person. The hood of the car was open. The steering column had been damaged. A search of Willie's Cadillac parked...

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