The PEOPLE v. McGrath

The defendant, James McGrath, was tried in the criminal court of Cook County by the court without a jury and found guilty of the crime of taking indecent liberties with a child, for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 2 to 6 years. We have issued a writ of error to review the conviction.

The principal contentions advanced, which are somewhat related,. are that the complaining witness was not competent to testify and also that the evidence was insufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The girl who was allegedly molested by the defendant was…