People v. Davis

James Davis, the defendant, was indicted and in a jury trial found guilty of the crimes of burglary and battery. He was sentenced to a term of 4-10 years in the penitentiary.

It appears from the record that about midnight on April 6, 1969, one J. William Champayne was aroused by a noise at his garage door and back door. Champayne lives at the northeast comer of 55th and Prospect Streets in Clarendon, Illinois. He switched on the exterior flood lights and opened the inner door and at a distance of 2-3 feet saw a man whom he later identified as the defendant. The defendant mumbled something to…