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THE PEOPLE v. HICKS

No. 35964.

22 Ill.2d 364 (1961)

176 N.E.2d 810

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. SYLVESTER HICKS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD T. SAVAGE, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Sylvester Hicks waived a trial by jury, was tried and found guilty of the crime of burglary in the criminal court of Cook County. He brings a writ of error to this court contending the evidence is insufficient to prove that a burglary was committed or to identify him as the burglar.

About 7:30 P.M. on November 15, 1959, witness John McNamara, who knew that the prosecuting witness...

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