The People v. McKay

At the February Term, 1947, the grand jury of the criminal court of Cook County returned an indictment against the plaintiff in error, Charles McKay. The indictment consisted of two counts. Count one charged defendant with feloniously stealing one billfold and twenty-five dollars, the property of one J. C. Johnson. Count two was a repetition of count one with the further allegation that the property was stolen from the person of J. C. Johnson.

On February 24, 1947, the plaintiff in error was arraigned and, not being represented by counsel, the court, of its own motion, appointed Francis T.…