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THE PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 37191.

27 Ill.2d 33 (1963)

188 N.E.2d 43

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. BENNY FRANKLIN DAVIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ALLAN J. NEWMAN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and EDWARD J. HLADIS and M. ROBERT OSTROW, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

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...

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