The People v. Lane

Plaintiff in error, Bernard Lane, and his brother Adrian Lane, were jointly indicted in September, 1945, by the grand jury of De Witt County, on the charges of larceny and burglary. On a trial by jury in the circuit court of De Witt County, Bernard Lane was found guilty of grand larceny of goods valued at $20.30 and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of not less than twelve nor more than fourteen months. He has sued out this writ of error to review his record of conviction. Adrian Lane, who is not a party to this review, entered a plea of guilty and made application for probation,…