The People v. Thon

Plaintiff in error, Harry C. Thon, pleaded guilty in the criminal court of Cook county on January 18, 1939, to the crime of larceny by embezzlement and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary. On September 9, 1939, plaintiff in error filed a motion to vacate and set aside the judgment of conviction entered on January 18, 1939, and his petition in connection therewith, for leave to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not quilty and to have certain amendments made of the clerk’s record evidencing his conviction.

The facts show Thon was an employee of the American…