PEOPLE v. COLTER

No. 3-91-0051.

604 N.E.2d 980 (1992)

237 Ill. App.3d 486

178 Ill.Dec. 457

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geraldine COLTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

November 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Ralph, argued, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Douglas C. Scovil, Rock Island, for Geraldine Colter.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Larry VanDerSnick, State's Atty., Cambridge, Nancy Rink Carter, argued, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for People.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

A Henry County jury found defendant, Geraldine Colter, guilty of two counts of felony theft (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(1)). Following a hearing, defendant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of two years imprisonment. She appealed the sentence, and we reversed and remanded for resentencing. Defendant received the same sentence on remand. She appeals, and we again reverse.

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