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PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. 4-98-1007.

721 N.E.2d 1172 (1999)

308 Ill. App.3d 1008

242 Ill.Dec. 641

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lawrence C. DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Catherine K. Hart, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Lawrence C. Dixon.

Thomas J. Brown, State's Attorney, Pontiac, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Thomas T. Dodegge, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate. Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In November 1998, a jury convicted defendant, Lawrence C. Dixon, of burglary and theft of property having a value less than $300 (720 ILCS 5/19-1(a), 16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 1996)), and he was later sentenced to 10 years in prison. Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) Public Act 89-689 (Pub. Act 89-689, § 90, eff. December 31, 1996 (1996 Ill. Laws 3775, 3792-93)), which amended section 104-21(a) of the Code of...

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