The PEOPLE v. Davis

The defendant, Benny F. Davis, was found guilty by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County of the crime of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary to a minimum of three and a maximum of eight years.

The following alleged errors are relied upon: (1) insufficient proof of ownership of the premises alleged to have been burglarized, (2) failure to prove defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, (3) improperly admitting evidence of the proceeds of the burglary which were not in the defendant’s possession, and (4) the giving of prejudicial instructions to the jury.

The indictment…