The People v. Barnhill

The grand jury of Adams county, at the January, 1928, term of court, returned an indictment against plaintiff in error (hereafter called defendant) containing four counts. The first three counts charged defendant with knowingly-receiving an automobile which had been stolen, and the fourth count charged him with stealing the automobile. The property was described in the indictment as “a Buick brougham,” and its value was alleged as about $1000. Defendant made a motion to quash the indictment, which the court overruled, and on a plea of not guilty being entered a jury was empaneled and the…