People v. Sims

Charge: Burglary. *

Defense at Trial : Defendant denied that he was present at the time and place of the burglary, or participated therein.

Judgment : The defendant was tried before a court and jury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and the court imposed a sentence of one to three years at the Illinois State Penitentiary.

Points Raised on Appeal :

1) The charge was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

2) The trial court erred in giving the jury an instruction which allegedly assumed that the defendant had exclusive possession of the stolen property.

Evidence : Testimony of State witnesses,…