The People v. Wilke

Plaintiff in error, Anthony Wilke, was indicted by the grand jury of Winnebago county at the October term of court, 1937, for the crimes of burglary and larceny, and upon a plea of guilty was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than his natural life, subject to the provisions of the Parole Act. He brings the case to this court by writ of error, assigning error on the common-law record.

The first point made by plaintiff in error is that the grand jury which indicted him did not consist of twenty-three qualified persons who acted under oath. The record shows that,…