People v. Broome

The defendant, Robert Broome, was convicted by a jury on March 6, 1969, for the offense of burglary in that he, without authority, knowingly entered into the basement of an apartment building with the intent to commit the crime of theft in violation of chapter 38, section 19-1 of Ill Rev Stats 1967. The defendant appeals his conviction and urges as grounds for reversal (1) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that he was so intoxicated as to be incapable of forming the intent to commit a theft; and (3) that the trial judge prejudiced his right to a fair trial by…