PEOPLE v. SWINSON

No. 31372.

406 Ill. 233 (1950)

92 N.E.2d 758

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. REX SWINSON et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

REX SWINSON, KENNETH SWINSON, and ARVEL SWINSON, pro sese.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and GEORGE W. KASSERMAN, JR., State's Attorney, of Newton, (HARRY L. PATE, of Tuscola, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAMPTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs in error, appearing pro sese, obtained a writ of error to review a judgment convicting them of larceny in Jasper County. The grand jury, by a single indictment of one count, jointly charged them with the larceny of corn valued at $147. The jury returned a verdict against each, finding him guilty of larceny in the manner and form as charged in the indictment, but...

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