The PEOPLE v. Soznowski

Defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than ten years. He brings this writ of error under Rule 65 — 1, contending that the State failed to prove an essential element of the crime charged, namely, that his entry was with the intent to commit larceny.

Defendant was indicted and tried both for burglary and for assault with intent to commit rape. The trial was by the court without a jury, defendant having waived his right to a jury trial. At the close of the State’s evidence, the court found the defendant not guilty on the…