People v. White

After a bench trial, defendant Charles White was convicted of attempt sale of Federal food stamps and sentenced to 45 days in the House of Correction. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either that defendant had the specific intent to commit the crime or that defendant’s acts constituted a substantial step toward the commission of the crime, (2) defendant’s conviction must be reversed because it is based on an overbroad statute, and (3) prosecutorial misconduct deprived defendant of a fair trial.

Complainant, Nabil Tadros, owned the Super…