The People v. Bellmeyer

An indictment returned in the circuit court of Adams county in September, 1943, charged plaintiff in error with burglary and larceny. On a trial by jury, held in February, 1944, he was found guilty of larceny. The value of the property stolen was fixed at $23.24. Within a few days thereafter, he was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary. The judgment entered contained a finding, based on the verdict of the jury, that plaintiff in error was guilty of larceny of property of the value of $23.24 in the manner and form as charged in the indictment. The judgment commanded plaintiff in error…