People v. Jackson

Albert Jackson was charged in a two-count indictment with robbery and with theft from the person of property valued at less than $150. At his nonjury trial the evidence disclosed that he had snatched a purse from the hands of its owner and that the purse and its contents were worth less than $150. He was found not guilty of robbery but guilty of theft from the person and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three to nine years.

The defendant contends that he was improperly sentenced. His argument is that the present criminal code does not establish the offense of theft from the…