The People v. Himstedt

Mr. Chiee Justice Murphy

delivered the opinion of the court:

A grand jury in the circuit court of Macon county returned an indictment against Ora Himstedt charging him in separate counts with burglary, grand larceny and receiving stolen property. On a trial by jury he was found guilty of grand larceny. After overruling a motion for a new trial and a motion in arrest of judgment, he was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for the indeterminate period fixed by statute for such offense. A writ of error has been sued out of this court to review the record.

The property stolen consisted of a…