People v. Demos

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Gregory Demos, was charged with the theft of a suitcase from an airline terminal. After a bench trial, he was found guilty and admitted to probation for a term of one year. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether defendant was proven guilty of theft beyond a reasonable doubt.

On January 15, 1970, at about 3:15 in the morning, defendant parked his automobile at the east end of terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport. A security officer for North Central Airlines testified that he observed defendant get out of his…