People v. Ward

The defendant, Charles M. Ward, was convicted óf theft of a camper valued in excess of $150 in a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County and sentenced to lVa-S years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal, the defendant contends that the State has failed to prove the essential elements of the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

The record discloses that on or about November 22, 1971, a Ford pickup truck and a turtle-back camper attached to it were stolen from Camper Town in Elgin. On December 1, 1971, one Daryl Rowe received a telephone call from his brother Richard who was in…