People v. Rohwedder

Defendant-appellant, hereinafter referred to as defendant, and one Harry Tippett were tried jointly by a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Illinois, for the crime of burglary. Tippett was acquitted. Defendant was convicted and sentenced to a term of not less than three nor more than seven years in prison.

Defendant first contends that the indictment was fatally defective because it was not signed by the foreman of the grand jury as required by Illinois Eevised Statutes, chapter 88, section 111-3 (b). The indictment was signed at the bottom of the first page by the State’s Attorney…