People v. Ross

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of burglary after a bench trial and was sentenced to a term of three years. On appeal, he contends that he was not found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that this matter should be remanded for a new sentencing hearing because no presentence report was made.

The complaining witness (Clara Morton) testified that at about 11:40 a.m., when she left her third floor apartment at 716 South Keeler, both the front and back doors were locked. Upon her return about 5 p.m., she visited her mother, who lived on the…