People v. Suarez

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal presents only one question — the sufficiency of the indictment charging the defendant with the crime of which he was convicted.

The defendant was charged with theft of property worth over $150. After a jury trial he was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 1 nor more than 3 years.

In this appeal the defendant contends his conviction is void because the .indictment charging him with the offense of theft omitted the word “unauthorized” in charging that he had obtained control over…