People v. Williams

Plaintiff in error, Benjamin Williams, hereinafter called defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of taking indecent liberties with a child under the age of fifteen years, to wit, thirteen years, and of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He entered a plea of not guilty, waived trial by jury, and at the conclusion of the evidence was found guilty of the crime of taking indecent liberties with a child as charged in count I of the indictment. He was sentenced for a minimum of four years and a maximum of eight years.

It is shown by the evidence that the…