People v. Fisher

Defendants Fisher and Hawkins were indicted for the offenses of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). Following a jury trial, defendants were found guilty of burglary and not guilty of armed robbery, and were sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.

Their sole issue on appeal is that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they were guilty of the crime of burglary.

James Harris and Jerry Dawkins shared an apartment in Chicago on August 12,1975. At about 9 that evening, Harris was preparing to…