People v. Williams

By this writ of error Lonnie Williams seeks to reverse a judgment of the circuit court of Wabash County which convicted him of the murder of Gertrude Newbanks and sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of 99 years. He appears pro se and contends that the indictment was insufficient, that he was induced to withdraw his plea of not guilty and to plead guilty by promises of a light sentence, and that his appointed counsel did not effectively represent him.

The sufficiency of the indictment is attacked because it charged that the defendant “did kill and murder” instead of charging that he…