People v. Weiss

This is an appeal by the defendant, Paul C. Weiss, from a judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of Jackson County on a jury’s verdict of guilty to the charge of theft by possession of property valued at less than $150 and the fine of $125 imposed thereunder.

The first issue raised on appeal is whether the information brought against' the defendant alleged with sufficient particularity all of the essential elements of the charge of theft by possession. While the defendant cites various cases for the general rule that an information must contain each essential element of an…