People v. Smith

James Smith and Norman Rich were arrested on May 25, 1967, and later tried in a joint prosecution for burglary. The jury found them guilty on September 15,1967, and on October 9, 1967, the Circuit Court of St. Clair County entered judgment and sentenced defendant Smith to the Penitentiary for ten to twenty years and defendant Rich for five to twenty years. Both defendants appeal from the judgment and the sentences.

At 9:30 a. m. on May 25,1967, Patrolman Harold Moore, while off duty from the East St. Louis Police Department, noticed a black Chevrolet station wagon parked by a vacant house.…