People v. Barrett

An information consisting of two counts was filed against the defendant, Lawrence D. Barrett, on July 30, 1968, in Stephenson County. The first count charged the offense of burglary and the second count charged the offense of attempted burglary. Thereafter, defendant waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty to attempted burglary and was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than seven years. Leave to appeal within six months was allowed by this court.

Defendant contends that the information does not state an offense;…