(12/17/02 - KENOSHA, Wis.) — A man who claimed he took money from a bank because he wanted to go back to prison may get his wish.
A jury convicted Dale L. Smith, 35, of theft on Dec. 12. Prosecutors said Smith took $9,815 from a teller's cash drawer at Bank One in February. A customer held Smith in a bear hug until police arrived.
The defense argued that Smith did not intend to keep the money but instead wanted to be re-incarcerated.
Defense witnesses said before the trial that Smith complained he was having trouble coping with life out of prison.
Smith now faces a possible maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and 25 years in prison. Judge Michael Wilk scheduled sentencing for Jan. 23.
Smith's past convictions include resisting arrest in 1987, burglary in 1989, theft from a bank in 1992, battery and disorderly conduct in 1995 and postal theft in 1997.
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