People v. Mordick

After a jury trial, the defendant, James Mordick, was convicted of conspiracy to commit theft over $150. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 8 — 2(a).) He received a sentence of probation for one year, and was fined $1,000 and court costs.

One of defendant’s contentions on appeal is that the State failed to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We agree.

On March 11, 1979, Nicholaos Kolovos discovered that his 1975 Cadillac was missing from its parking place outside his place of employment. At some time between the middle and end of March, William Hill, a friend of the defendant, asked…