State v. Dowling

Defendant was found guilty of grand larceny, sentenced to four years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.

Defendant was charged jointly with two other women of stealing goods of Chester Stores, Incorporated, from its store in St. Charles known as the Famous, but was granted a severance and tried separately. The record shows verdict, allocution, judgment and sentence in proper form. It is contended that defendant was entitled to a directed verdict, that the information was fatally defective and that there was error in the instructions.

Defendant contends that the information will not support a…