Huggins v. People

Plaintiff in error was indicted, in the McLean circuit court, for feloniously buying, for his own gain,' of one William Watson, a diamond ring of the value of $60, the goods and chattels of Josephine John, knowing that the same had been feloniously and burglariously stolen by the said William Watson. Upon the trial, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, finding the value of the property to be $35, and fixing his punishment at confinement for one year in the penitentiary. Motion for new trial was overruled, and the defendant sentenced on the verdict.

The evidence shows that on Sunday night,…