People v. Erwin

Rudolph Ramirez, Charlene T. Ramirez, and the plaintiff in error, Erwin, were jointly indicted in the circuit court of Clinton County. On his plea of guilty the court found Erwin guilty of armed robbery in the manner and form as charged in the indictment, and subsequently sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of one to three years. Erwin now presents the record for review by writ of error, claiming that the indictment fails to charge him with any crime.

The indictment (omitting the formal and irrelevant portions) reads as follows: “That Rudolph Ramirez, Charlene T. Ramirez, and Pelen E.…