People v. Finn

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Jo Daviess County, the defendant, Clement Finn, was found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 38, par. 109,) and sentenced to a term of one to ten years in the penitentiary.

In asking a reversal, the defendant contends (1) the evidence does not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and (2) the acquittal of a lesser offense (contributing to the delinquency of a minor) amounts to an acquittal of the instant charge.

The State’s principal witness, a 12-year-old girl, testified that she and the defendant had…