People v. DeVoss

The defendant, Timothy DeVoss, appeals from his conviction for illegal transportation of liquor. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 951/2, par. 11 — 502(b).) He argues that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We reverse.

At approximately 10 p.m. on Halloween night in 1985, the defendant was the front-seat passenger in his driver’s family’s automobile. Two other friends and a box containing a sealed bottle of rum, a seal-broken bottle of amaretto, and a seal-broken bottle of vodka were in the automobile’s back seat. The police discovered the alcohol upon stopping the automobile to…