People v. Miller

This is an appeal by the defendant, Richard Miller, from judgment of conviction entered, on a jury verdict of guilty, by the circuit court of Pope County for the offense of theft under $150 and the imposition of a sentence of 270 days at the state farm.

The defendant raises two issues in this appeal: first, that the information charging him with theft is fatally defective because it fails to allege that defendant obtained “unauthorized” control over the property in question; and secondly, that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The relevant portion of the information charging…