People v. Ross

Defendant, Ralph R. Ross, appeals from his conviction for the offense of unlawful sale of fireworks in violation of “An Act to prohibit the sale, offering or exposing for sale of fireworks” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 127½, par. 128) and sentence of six months periodic imprisonment and $500 fine. He raises as the sole issue on appeal the sufficiency of the evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the devices involved in the sale constituted prohibited “fireworks” as defined by statute.

The State presented evidence that in early May 1977, defendant had encountered two boys looking…