People v. Smith

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Burglary
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (1st) 123094
Decision Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 5th Div.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
McBRIDE
Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of burglarizing auto parts store. Evidence was insufficient to find that Defendant entered store with intent to commit burglary. State failed to present evidence to connect items in Defendant's possession to missing items from auto parts store, and failed to present evidence that Defendant was ever in the store.(GORDON and PALMER, concurring.)