People v. Johnson

The defendant, Billy W. Johnson, was found guilty and convicted of arson in a bench trial. He was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary of two to ten years. The defendant appeals that conviction.

We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute, and, therefore, will be briefly summarized. On November 7, 1968, at approximately 8:30 P.M. the defendant was involved in an altercation with a Samuel Duchen, the president of Liquor Base, Inc., a retail liquor store and recreation room which operated in a leased building in Summit, Illinois. The altercation occurred on the premises of Liquor Base and ended…