The People v. Stevenson

Defendant, Clidell Stevenson, who waived a jury and was tried in the circuit court of Winnebago County, was convicted of assault with intent to murder one Leonard Gondolfo and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than seven years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review, his only contention of substance being that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Leonard Gondolfo operated a service station in the city of Rockford and was acquainted with defendant who traded at the station and had also washed cars there. On April 24, i960, defendant’s…