PEOPLE v. SCOTT

Gen. No. 52,903.

116 Ill. App.2d 103 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 614

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy T. Scott, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

October 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Justine I. Knipper and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Billy T. Scott, seeks reversal of his conviction for burglary in a bench trial for which offense he was sentenced to a term of three to seven years in the penitentiary. The defendant contends that the evidence failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that the trial judge abused his discretion in denying defendant's petition for probation.

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