PEOPLE v. BURNETT

No. 31465.

407 Ill. 269 (1950)

95 N.E.2d 319

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM BURNETT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM BURNETT, pro se.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT J. ELLIS, State's Attorney, of Freeport, (JOHN G. WHITON, of Freeport, and HARRY L. PATE, of Tuscola, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the court:

William Burnett, plaintiff in error, was indicted for the crimes of burglary and larceny at the June term, 1935, in the circuit court of Stephenson County. He entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary to be confined according to law.

Errors assigned are: (1) The judgment fails to set forth the name of the crime of which plaintiff in error was convicted...

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