The People v. Langford

On April 13, 1935, plaintiff in error entered a plea of guilty in the circuit court of Effingham county, to an indictment charging him with armed robbery and as an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from 15 years to life under the Habitual Criminal Act. He has brought the common-law record here for review by writ of error.

The indictment was in one count. After charging plaintiff in error with the offense of armed robbery, it alleged two prior convictions for the purpose of bringing the charge within the provisions of the Habitual Criminal Act. While…