People v. Morgan

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

Charge : Soliciting for a prostitute.

Judgment: After a bench trial the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in the House of Correction and fined $50.

Points Raised on Appeal : Defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and defendant was entrapped by the arresting police officers.

Evidence : The evidence introduced by the State was that on March 2, 1966, at approximately 4:30 a. m., Sgt. William Malone of the Chicago Police Department, went to a hotel at 176 North Clark Street, where he asked the…