The People v. McGhee

The defendant, Aaron McGhee, was tried by the court on a charge of petty larceny, found guilty, and sentenced to one year at Vandalia. The appellate court affirmed his conviction, (People v. McGhee, 65 Ill. App. 2d 17,) and we granted leave to appeal.

At the outset we are faced with defendant’s argument that the appellate court erred in refusing to transfer the case to this court since only a constitutional question is presented. This court has jurisdiction on direct appeal of all cases involving a substantial constitutional question, (111. Const, art. VI, sec. 5,) and defendant should have…