NO. 4-95-0557

                          IN THE APPELLATE COURT

                                OF ILLINOIS

                              FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,    )    Appeal from
          Plaintiff-Appellee,           )    Circuit Court of
          v.                            )    McLean County
PHYLLIS HOUSTON,                        )    No. 94CM73
          Defendant-Appellant.          )
                                        )    Honorable
                                        )    Joseph H. Kelly,
                                        )    Judge Presiding.
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          JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

          Following a jury trial, defendant Phyllis Houston, n