People v. Belousek

Ronald Belousek and Arthur Ellis were indicted for attempted burglary, possession of burglary tools and unlawful use of weapons. Tried jointly before a jury, they were found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of one to five years on each count. Belousek prosecutes this appeal. He contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that his conviction was based on illegally seized evidence.

On August 28, 1964, between 8:45 and 9:00 p. m., an Evanston, Illinois police officer, Jerome Colleran, while driving a squad car west on Davis Street observed a white over…