People v. Dixon, No. 4-98-1007 4th District, 23 November 1999
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAWRENCE C. DIXON, Defendant-Appellant. | Appeal from Circuit Court of Livingston County No. 98CF86 Honorable Harold J. Frobish, Judge Presiding. |
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,