Justice STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury convicted the defendant, Stacy A. Chapin, of theft by deception (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(4)(A)). The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a seven-year extended term of imprisonment. The defendant appeals.
The record shows that 83-year-old Margaret Stuepfert was the victim of a home repair scam. At trial, Stuepfert testified that on the morning of June 17, 1991, she was backing...
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