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THE PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 38988.

34 Ill.2d 202 (1966)

215 N.E.2d 204

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES JOHNSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM ROBINSON FISHMAN, 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, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and KENNETH L. GILLIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

James Johnson and Victor Morgan were found guilty of theft in a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County. Johnson was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 4 to 8 years and he seeks a review of his conviction.

Two Chicago Transit Authority police officers testified that about 3:15 A.M. on August 10, 1963, they observed defendant and Morgan standing on the elevated...

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