People v. Heinz

After trial by jury the defendant, Richard Heinz, was found guilty of the offense of unlawful use of a credit card (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 121½, par. 608). The defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 1*2 years.

The defendant’s conviction stems from his attempt to purchase four used tires from a gasoline service station and from his further attempt to pay for the purchase with a Master Charge credit card which belonged to some other person.

During the trial of the defendant there was considerable testimony concerning the identity of the used tires mounted on the car which was…