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PEOPLE v. WATTS

No. 13040.

36 Ill. App.3d 1011 (1976)

344 N.E.2d 606

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM A. WATTS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed March 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Thomas Nelson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, and David Bergschneider, Law Student, for appellant.

Roger W. Thompson, State's Attorney, of Lincoln (G. Michael Prall, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, and Jeffrey B. Levens, Law Student, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Logan County, defendant William A. Watts was convicted of the offense of arson to an automobile belonging to Linda Hutchcraft. The court then sentenced him to 5 years of probation. On appeal his only contention is that as a matter of law the evidence was not sufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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