People v. Mitchell

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, Phillip Mitchell was found guilty of criminal damage to property (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 21 — 1(a)) and sentenced to 90 days in the House of Correction. He contends the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The complaining witness resided in a second floor apartment of a four-unit building at the corner of 101st Street and May Avenue in Chicago. Access to his section of the building was on 101st Street through an outer, unlocked door, which led to a security door that could be…