People v. Thomas

After a bench trial the defendant (Ennis Thomas, Jr.) was convicted of Indecent Liberties with a Child 1 and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than ten nor more than twenty years.

Contentions on Appeal.

1. Defendant was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. Defendant did not receive a fair trial, in that (a) illegally seized evidence was introduced at trial; (b) statements made by the defendant after his arrest but before being afforded an opportunity to confer with counsel were erroneously admitted into evidence; (c) a photograph was introduced into evidence for which a…