The People v. Smithka

An indictment, the first count of which charged the larceny on August 12, 1933, of a motor vehicle, and the second, the larceny on the same day of one automobile of the value of $150, was returned against Leo Smithka in the criminal court of Cook county. The indictment further charged that Smithka, on March 1, 1929, had been convicted of the larceny of personal goods and property of a value exceeding $15. Smithka entered a plea of not guilty, but, by leave of court, withdrew it and moved to quash the count which alleged his previous conviction of larceny. The motion was overruled and Smithka…