People v. Licata

The defendant, Sebastian Licata, was found guilty of burglary in a bench trial. On May 26, 1972, he was placed on probation for a period of five years, a condition of which being that he serve the first year of this probation in the House of Correction. Defendant appeals contending that he did not receive a fair trial since the trial judge had reached a conclusive opinion of his guilt prior to hearing all the evidence.

The complaining witness, Edwina Hurley, testified that on August 27, 1971, she left her apartment at about 1:00 P.M. and returned there fifteen minutes later. As she began to…