The PEOPLE v. Grear

The defendant was tried by the court without a jury in the circuit court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of public indecency for which he was sentenced to a term of 30 days imprisonment. The judgment of conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District and we granted leave to appeal.

Several contentions have been advanced by the defendant in his petition for leave to appeal but we find it only necessary to consider whether the evidence was sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The main witness for the prosecution was a girl who…