People v. Hayes

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant guilty of burglary and he was sentenced for a period of 4 to 20 years. This appeal was transferred to us by.the Supreme Court.

Defendant claims the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he entered the premises with intent to commit a theft and that error occurred in the giving and refusal of instructions. While this appeal was pending, a motion was made to reduce his sentence under the new Unified Code of Corrections; this was taken with the case.

A silent alarm of a factory was activated at the…