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People v. Dixon

Case Date: 11/23/1999
Court: 4th District Appellate
Docket No: 4-98-1007

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,