The People v. Meyers

May 25, 1931, the defendant, Frank Meyers, was indicted in the circuit court of Jo Daviess county for larceny and burglary. On the same day, defendant was arraigned, convicted upon his plea of guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of from one to fourteen years. Appearing pro se, defendant prosecutes this writ of error. As grounds for reversal, defendant contends that the common-law record discloses (1) the court erred in accepting his plea of guilty without fully explaining to him the consequences of such plea and (2) the sentence imposed was contrary to law. The…