People v. Turner

Defendant, James Turner, was indicted by a grand jury on one count of burglary under section 19 — 1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1(a)). A jury found him guilty of burglary, and defendant was sentenced to 12 years’ incarceration. Defense filed a motion for new trial on the ground that defendant had not been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, which was denied, and the defendant appeals.

The essential facts of this case, as shown at trial, are that at approximately 6:45 p.m. on December 30, 1985, three agents of the Chicago Northwestern…