Wilson v. People

Plaintiff in error was charged and convicted under two counts of having unlawfully and feloniously aided, abetted and assisted one Dwight J. Pierce in the commission of a burglary and larceny. One of his defenses was the absence of felonious intent on his part to commit the crimes in question, because he acted solely as a decoy to detect the commission of the crime and to report it to the proper officers, so that .Pierce might be apprehended. Plaintiff in error will hereinafter be referred to as Wilson.

The. facts, substantially, are as follows: On the night of February 19, 1938, Wilson, son…