The People v. Brown

An indictment returned in the circuit court of Massac county charged the defendant, George Otis Brown, with unlawfully, feloniously, and burglariously breaking into and entering a building, namely, an oil station, the doors and windows being open, with intent to commit larceny and with the larceny of eighty-six dollars belonging to the owner of the station. Brown pleaded guilty and, on December 30, 1944, was sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than life for the crime of burglary. The errors relied upon for reversal must be considered…