People v. Parker

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

A jury found the defendant, Tony Parker, guilty of theft of property valued in excess of $150. After a hearing in aggravation and mitigation he received a sentence of from five to ten years in the penitentiary.

Three contentions are raised on appeal. First, that the stolen automobile was not proved to be over $150 in value; second, that the defendant was not identified beyond a reasonable doubt as the perpetrator of the offense, and third, that the indictment was defective.

In the early morning of June 11, 1964, Officer Thomas of…