The PEOPLE v. Mercado

Defendant, Richard Mercado, was indicted with William B. Pruszewski and Lawrence Nunez, for the crime of burglary. Pruszewski and Nunez pleaded guilty. Defendant pleaded not guilty and waived trial by jury. He was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years. His sole contention on this writ of error is that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the finding of guilt.

Two police officers testified for the People that they observed three men leaving a garage in an alley behind 6138 South…