People v. Newson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court:

At a jury trial defendant, Joe Newson, was found guilty with Cleo Hister of the crime of murder and was sentenced to a term of sixteen years to thirty years in the penitentiary. On appeal Newson contends, inter alia, that the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (Hister is not involved in this appeal.)

Johnny Wilson, the father of the deceased, Richard Wilson, testified for the People that on the evening of April 28, 1968 he was driving his automobile in the vicinity of 65th Street and Harvard…