Waller v. People

This is a writ of error brought to review the judgment of the criminal court of Cook county convicting the plaintiff in error of the crime of grand larceny, and adjudging she should be confined in the penitentiary.

The description given in the indictment of the property alleged to have been stolen is, “one cape, of the value,” etc.-, “the personal goods,” etc. A motion to quash the indictment on the ground the property alleged to have been stolen was not sufficiently described was overruled, and this ruling of the court is assigned as for error. The argument in support of the assignment is,…