People v. Zaeske

Defendant, Charles Zaeske, Billy Alston and Julian Alston were indicted in Kane County for theft of a Chevrolet automobile from Ross Rambler, an auto sales lot in Elgin, Illinois. Both Alstons pleaded guilty and applied for probation. Zaeske was tried as an accessory before the fact and was found guilty by a jury.

He appeals charging that the unsupported testimony of the Alstons was insufficient to sustain a guilty verdict, that defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that prejudicial error occurred during the trial.

A proper consideration of defendant’s arguments requires…