The People v. Burnett

Plaintiff in error, Ernest Burnett, was on April 24, 1935, on a plea of guilty to the charge of murder, convicted and sentenced in «the city court of East St. Louis to imprisonment for the term of his natural life.

He appears pro se and prosecutes this writ of error to review that judgment. The indictment consisted of two counts, both charging murder. No bill of exceptions was filed and the cause is here on the common-law record. That record discloses that the.indictment was returned on September 14, 1934. On September 18 he was arraigned and pleaded “not guilty.” On the same date the court…