PEOPLE v. FORD

No. 1-97-3914.

703 N.E.2d 436 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 56

234 Ill.Dec. 575

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas FORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

November 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Elyse Krug Miller, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Jon J. Walters, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Douglas Ford, was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to 2 years' probation and 200 hours of community service. Defendant was 18 years old and had no criminal history and no gang involvement. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion. He specifies that the trial court's order directing him to complete 200 hours of community service as a condition...

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