People v. Collins

The defendant, Sidney Collins, charged with burglary in violation of section 19—1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 19—1), was found guilty by a jury sitting in the circuit court of Cook County. Subsequently, he was sentenced to a term of 6 to 18 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. This appeal followed.

The issues presented for review are (1) whether the identification of the defendant was sufficiently proved where he was positively identified outside of the victimized house and was confronted inside the same house with a mask over his head, and (2) whether…