People v. James

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of burglary of a school building and his sentence by the circuit court of Vermilion County to the penitentiary for 5 to 15 years. Two issues are raised in this court. They are: (1) does the evidence establish the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) did evidence of previous entries of this school building stricken by the court so prejudice the defendant that a new trial is warranted? We answer the first question “yes” and the second question “no.”

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