People v. Krankel

The defendant, John A. Krankel, was charged by information in the circuit court of McLean County with burglary, in that “on or about July 30, 1980, *** he knowingly and without authority, entered a building occupied by Isaac L. and Virginia T. Brown, with intent to commit therein a theft, in violation of Section 19 — 1, Chapter 38, Illinois Revised Statutes (1979).” The State made a motion to nol-pros the information, so that it could be replaced by a grand jury indictment which was filed on September 10, 1981, which charged the defendant with burglary using the same statement used in the…