People v. Thoms

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Stanley Thomas, police chief of Alsip, Illinois, was indicted on two counts of official misconduct (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, pars. 33—3(a) and 33— 3(b)). After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, he was found guilty on both counts, and he was sentenced to two years’ conditional discharge.

The issues are (1) whether defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of official misconduct by failing to forward traffic citations to the circuit court and by failing to collect bond from the…