People v. Angell

Defendant, Jon D. Angelí, after a bench trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, was found guilty and fined $500 for the offense of transporting alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95½, par. 11 — 502(a).) Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. Defendant argues he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

There were no verbatim transcripts of defendant’s trial, and the following facts come from the brief bystanders’ reports of defense counsel and the State’s Attorney filed by defendant pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 323(c) (107 Ill. 2d R. 323(c)).

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