People v. Campbell

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Will County, defendant, Charles A. Campbell, was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 19—3) and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

The appellate court, with one justice dissenting, reversed defendant’s conviction, holding that he was not found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt (205 Ill. App. 3d 591). We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (134 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

The singular issue presented for our review, as framed by the State, is whether shoeprint evidence, standing alone, is sufficient to…