People v. Bryant

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Oba Bryant, together with one Ivan Brust, was indicted by the grand jury in the circuit court of Sangamon county at the May 1948, term, for the crime of conspiracy. The indictment alleged that Bryant and Brust conspired to steal soybean meal from Cargill, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and committed certain overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy. The defendant Bryant was tried before a jury and was found guilty. A fine of $1,000 was imposed. This appeal followed.

Brust was also indicted for grand…