People v. Davis

The defendant, Michael Davis, was charged with theft of services from the Chicago Transit Authority for entering an elevated train platform without paying a fare. He was convicted in a bench trial and fined twenty dollars plus five dollars in costs. The issues on appeal are:(1) whether the evidence established defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt;(2) whether defendant was properly charged with theft of services pursuant to section 16 — 3 of the Criminal Code, or whether defendant should have been charged merely with the violation of Ordinance 12 of the Chicago Transit Authority…