People v. Madden

Defendant, Jeff Madden, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Winnebago County which, after a bench trial, convicted him of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 19— 3(a)) and sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment. Defendant contends on appeal that the State’s circumstantial evidence failed to establish that he knowingly and without authority entered the residence of another to commit a theft.

The testimony at trial indicated that on November 11, 1984, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Richard Keckler, who was the victim’s brother-in-law, was on his way home after…