People v. Cullotta

ROETH, JUSTICE.

Defendant was convicted in a jury trial of the crime of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from 3 to 8 years. This appeal followed. The only question presented for review is whether or not the evidence established defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. A determination of this question requires a consideration of the evidence.

The burglary in question occurred in the early morning hours of December 20,1961. The People’s evidence discloses that at about 12:30 a. m. that morning, a police officer by the name of Peter Blood was patrolling a shopping…