People v. Newell

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Hancock County, defendant, Richard Joseph Newell, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. A divided appellate court reversed that conviction (121 Ill. App. 3d 552), and we allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (87 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)). We need consider only whether the evidence was sufficient to prove defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Defendant, Ricky Barnes, David Bence and David Snyder were jointly indicted on charges of burglarizing a vacant farmhouse in Hancock County and taking several pieces…