People v. King

On May 17, 1963, Joseph Daniel King, defendant-petitioner herein, was indicted by a special grand jury in Crawford County, Illinois on a three-count indictment for burglary.

King, hereinafter called the petitioner, was tiled to a jury in the Circuit Court of Crawford County on the 14th and 15th of January, 1964. At the conclusion of the People’s Case the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied by the Court and the defense rested without putting on any evidence. The jury found the petitioner guilty as charged in the indictment. Motion for a new trial was filed on January…