People v. Tibbs

The defendant, Herman Tibbs, appeals from his conviction of felony theft, a violation of section 16 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1). The only question is whether the charging of the offense by information violated any right that defendant had to be charged by indictment.

On September 24,1975, a house under construction in Decatur, Illinois, was broken into. Various items were taken, including a refrigerator, stove, medicine cabinets and kitchen cabinets. Defendant was arrested on October 3,1975, following a police search of his house wherein the…