People v. Higgins

Defendant, Leonard Higgins, was found guilty in a jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County of the crime of burglary in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, sec. 19 — 1, and sentenced to a term of three to ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He appeals.

Ann Jordan of East St. Louis, Illinois, testified that during the day of November 4, 1969, her home was broken into and numerous articles including a color television set, stereo, electric clock, phonograph records, shoes and a coat were stolen. A juvenile, Thomas Mosely, and one Grover, both testified that they…