People v. Wade

In a bench trial defendants, Murthy Wade, Wesley Wade and James Carswell, were found guilty of the offense of “Theft,” “* * * in manner and form as charged in the complaint, * which stated, “in violation of Chapter 38, Section 16-lal.” Each defendant was sentenced to six months in the County Jail. The separate appeals of each defendant were consolidated here for disposition. In sum, the defendants assert that the complaints were fatally defective in that they did not charge an offense pursuant to Chapter 38, Section 16 — 1(a)(1).

The three defendants were arrested on March 30, 1968, by Officer…