People v. Bascomb

Defendant, Roy Bascomb, was charged by information with burglary and theft over s150 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 19—1, 16—1) in December 1977. On June 15,1978, defendant was convicted by a jury of both counts. He was sentenced to 3 years’ probation with 7 months’ periodic imprisonment.

During the early morning of October 11, 1977, the Champaign-Urbana Elks Club was burglarized. Cash, checks, and liquor were taken. The testimony of two alleged accomplices, Roger Young and Robert Smith, was the only evidence that was offered at trial of defendant’s involvement in the crime. Defendant,…