People v. Carter

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Raymond L. Carter, Jr., was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1). Subsequently he was sentenced to a term of 30 to 60 years. The issues for review are: (1) whether defendant was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) whether there was a material variance between the indictment and the proof adduced at trial.

We affirm.

Prosecution witnesses established that on March 6, 1973, at about 4 a.m., defendant awakened the occupants of a home directly across the street from 1246 Clinton in Berwyn,…