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PEOPLE v. BRADLEY

No. 33833.

7 Ill.2d 619 (1956)

131 N.E.2d 538

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PAUL BRADLEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.E. TATE, of Champaign, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. BREESE, State's Attorney, of Champaign, (JOHN L. DAVIDSON, JR., FRED G. LEACH, and EDWIN A. STRUGALA, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The single issue in this case is the validity of an amendment to the Criminal Code which authorizes the prosecution of felonies by information if the defendant waives his right to be prosecuted by indictment. As amended in 1955, section 3 of division X provides: "All offenses cognizable in the said courts shall be prosecuted by indictment or, except for the crimes of treason, murder...

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