People v. Travis

── People v. Travis ── Court: Appellate Court of Illinois Date: June 04, 2026 Category: General NOTICE 2026 IL App (5th) 241285-U NOTICE Decision filed 06/04/26. The This order was filed under text of this decision may be NO. 5-24-1285 Supreme Court Rule 23 and is changed or corrected prior to not precedent except in the the filing of a Petition for IN THE limited circumstances allowed Rehearing or the disposition of under Rule 23(e)(1). the same. APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIFTH DISTRICT ______________________________________________________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Jackson County. ) v. ) No. 24-CF-237 ) GEORGE D. TRAVIS, ) Honorable ) Ralph R. Bloodworth III, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, presiding. ______________________________________________________________________________ PRESIDING JUSTICE CATES delivered the judgment of the court. Justices Barberis and Hackett concurred in the judgment. ORDER ¶1 Held: We affirm the defendant’s conviction as the State proffered sufficient evidence for a jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In addition, we find that the defendant’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim fails as the defendant suffered no prejudice. Finally, we find the trial court did not commit a sentencing error, thus there can be no plain error. ¶2 Following a jury trial, the defendant, George Travis, was convicted of residential burglary. The defendant was sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) to be served at 50% with no more than 2 years of mandatory supervised release. On appeal the defendant claims that the State’s evidence was insufficient to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel, and that the defendant’s sentence was excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence. 1 ¶3 I. BACKGROUND ¶4 On April 24, 2024, the State charged the defendant by information with one count of burglary. 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a) (West 2022). The court appointed a public defender, and the defendant was advised of his rights and the nature of the charges. A detention hearing was held, after which the defendant was released with conditions pending further proceedings. On October 8, 2024, the State filed a superseding information upgrading the defendant’s charge from burglary to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. The State alleged that the defendant “knowingly and without authority entered into the residence of Larry Brunken, *** with the intent to commit therein a theft ***.” 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2022). The case was set for jury trial on October 15, 2024. On that date, the trial court acknowledged the superseding information and addressed three motions in limine that were f