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PEOPLE v. SAUNDERS

No. 53596.

132 Ill. App.2d 421 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 217

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES EDWARD SAUNDERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

March 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael J. Goldstein and Robert A. Novelle, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

James Saunders was indicted for burglary "in that he, without authority, knowingly entered into the dwelling house of Clara Perkins, with the intent to commit the crime of theft * * *." He was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five or more than fifteen years.

Saunders contends that the State did not prove that Clara Perkins...

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