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THE PEOPLE v. SPAGNOLIA

No. 35760.

21 Ill.2d 455 (1961)

173 N.E.2d 431

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ALBERT SPAGNOLIA, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 29, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEPHEN LEE, 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. CHIEF JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The question in this case is the sufficiency of the evidence to establish the guilt of the defendant, Albert Spagnolia, of the crime of attempted burglary.

At approximately 11:45 P.M. on the evening of July 21, 1959, a housewife saw two men standing in front of a store owned by Erickson Pool Supplies, Inc., located at 3734 N. Cicero Avenue in Chicago. She watched them...

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