People v. Greene

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Sherman Greene, was charged and convicted of the crime of Deceptive Practices and sentenced to nine months imprisonment after a trial by jury.

On appeal, the defendant contends that the complaint failed to allege the commission of a crime in that it failed to allege an “intent to defraud,” and, therefore, is void and subject to attack for the first time on appeal. He further contends that the State knowingly and corruptly allowed perjured testimony to be used by its principal witness in obtaining the conviction of…