People v. Jendrzejak

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion. This is a criminal case and in my opinion the State did not meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt both the corpus delicti and the guilt of the defendant.

At this time it is necessary to observe that the only transcript presented in the case before us is the trial judge’s summary of the evidence, after having had summaries presented to him by the State and the defendant.

In People v.. Lueder, 3 Ill2d 487, 121 NE2d 743, the court discussed the question and quoted from People v. Nachowicz, 340 Ill 480, 495, 172 NE 812, where it was…