People v. Thomas

PRESIDING JUSTICE McMORROW

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Anthony Thomas was convicted of concealing a fugitive (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 31—5) and sentenced to one year of imprisonment. Because we conclude that the evidence was insufficient to prove defendant guilty of this offense beyond a reasonable doubt, we reverse.

The following pertinent evidence was presented at defendant’s trial. On December 15, 1986, defendant was questioned by Detective Thomas Ptak of the Chicago police department at an area police station regarding the homicide of…