Defendant testified that he saw a man drop two boxes from the viaduct. The man picked up one box and fled. The parties stipulated that defendant had four prior felony convictions. The trial court found defendant guilty of felony theft, but did not make any finding with respect to the value of the property. Such is not the situation in the case at bar.
Clothing varies greatly in price, dependent upon the quality and maker of the item.
This disparity is such that we cannot say one could properly infer the value of the T-shirts at issue without any evidence regarding their quality, design, or price. 59 Ill. App. In contrast to the case at bar, other cases relied upon by the State involved some evidence of the value of the property which was at issue. Unlike the case at bar, these cases did not involve the absence of any evidence with respect to the element of value. Accordingly, we do not find them persuasive.