People v. Woodward

The defendant entered a plea of guilty to the crime of attempted burglary in the circuit court of Madison County. Probation was denied and the defendant was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in the penitentiary. The appellate court held on appeal that the indictment to which the guilty plea was entered was fatally defective and reversed the trial court. (7 Ill. App. 3d 607.) This court granted the State leave to appeal.

The sole question before this court is that of the sufficiency of the indictment. The indictment charged that:

“Mercy Santiago and Larry Woodward on the 30th day of November, 1970 at…