People v. Tex Sterling

Defendant was charged with the offenses of gambling and keeping a gambling place. Prior to trial, the gambling charge was dismissed. After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of keeping a. gambling place. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 28 — 3.) He was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail and fined $500. On appeal defendant contends that tire trial court erred in admitting certain telephone conversations into evidence, and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of keeping a gambling place.

At trial, the arresting officer testified that he went to the premises located…