People v. Lampson

Defendant, Jack Eugene Lampson, has appealed from a judgment and sentence of the Circuit Court of Rock Island County entered on the verdict of a jury finding defendant guilty of burglary. About 4:15 a. m. on the morning of June 19, 1969, an automatic alarm connected to the Rock Island Police Department indicated that a break-in might have occurred at Gene-O’s Tavern located in Rock Island. Officer Hird was the first officer to arrive on the scene, and as he approached the rear of the building, he saw a man emerging therefrom. Hird stopped his car, gave chase, fired two shots at the fleeing…