People v. Taylor

After a trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, defendant, Arthur Taylor, was found guilty of keeping a gambling place in violation of section 28 — 3 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, par. 28 — 3). Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and he was fined $200 and costs. Defendant contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that the trial court erred in instructing the jury and that it was error to allow items not in evidence to be taken into the jury room.

The prosecution’s uncontroverted testimony…