People v. Stanley

After a trial without a jury, defendant, Ted Stanley, was convicted of attempted rape and sentenced to a term of 1 to 5 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal, the only issue presented for review is whether the State proved the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

The incident herein occurred on Sunday, September 26, 1971. At the time, defendant was a union window washer; complainant was an airline stewardess based in Chicago, living in a sixth floor apartment in a building on the near north side of Chicago. Defendant had on former occasions worked in the…