The PEOPLE v. Johnson

The defendant, Micella Johnson, pleaded not guilty to an indictment that charged him with burglary. He waived a trial by jury, was found guilty after a trial by the court, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than ten nor more than thirty years.

The indictment charged that the defendant entered the dwelling house of Charles Dennis, with intent to steal the personal goods of said Charles Dennis. Upon this writ of error, the defendant contends that there is no evidence that Charles Dennis “owned or leased, or occupied or stored anything, on or in, the premises” and that…