People v. Denton

After a bench trial, defendant, William H. Denton, was convicted of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1(a) West 1996)), acquitted of possession of burglary tools (720 ILCS 5/19 — 2(a) (West 1996)), and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of burglary because the commercial trailers he entered were not buildings or other structures to which the burglary statute applies. We affirm.

We shall reverse a criminal conviction for insufficient evidence only if the evidence is so improbable or unsatisfactory that there remains…