People v. Edwards

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal is taken by the defendant, LeRoy Edwards, from a judgment of conviction of the offense of burglary entered March 8, 1965. The defendant pleaded not guilty; the case was tried with a jury which returned a verdict of guilty of the offense charged. The court entered a judgment on the verdict and sentenced the defendant to the Illinois State Penitentiary for not less than five years nor more than eight.

On September 15, 1963, Ann Speight, the complainant, lived alone in a two-room apartment at 429 East 46th Street,…