People v. Landrus

This is an appeal by the People from an order dismissing the petition to declare Charles E. Landrus a delinquent minor. The court held that the petition was fatally defective because “it has not given any time relative to when this offense was alleged to have been committed”. The petition alleged that the offense occurred on or before April 22, 1971. The motion of the defendant to dismiss on the grounds stated was allowed. We reverse.

The undisputed testimony indicates that a rifle of the complaining witness was stolen from his residence sometime between February and April 24, 1971. The rifle…