The People v. Lueckfield

Mr. Chiee Justice Gunn

delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 29, 1939, defendant, Howard Lueckfield, was sentenced, in the circuit court of Effingham county, to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from one to twenty years, on his plea of guilty.. He seeks to reverse that judgment by this writ of error, appearing pro se.

The indictment charged defendant with the larceny of a motor vehicle of the value of $500. Under repeated decisions of this court such an indictment has been held not sufficient to charge the specific offense of larceny of a motor vehicle under paragraph 168a of…