People v. Martin

The defendant, Eddie A. Martin, together with defendants Plezola White and Edward Watson were indicted on the charge of burglary. After a waiver of a jury trial, the court found all three defendants guilty and sentenced defendant Martin to serve three to five years in the penitentiary.

Defendant Martin brings this appeal contending that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he entered the premises in question with intent to steal.

The record establishes that on June 20, 1964, at about 11:30 a. m., Officers Boyle and Buscemi, responding to a call, proceeded to a building owned…