Appellate Court of Illinois March 3, 2009, 4-07-0850 (People v. Bridgewater)

JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In July 2007, a jury convicted defendant, Nicholas K. Bridgewater, of (1) burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1(a) (West 2006)) and (2) theft (720 ILCS 5/16 — 1(a)(1)(A) (West 2006)). The trial court later sentenced defendant to (1) an 8-year extended prison term on the burglary count and (2) a 354-day concurrent jail term on the theft count.