The People v. Brown

On October 8, 1931, plaintiff in error was sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from one to twenty years, on his plea of guilty. He brings the case here by writ of error to review that judgment. The case is here on the common-law record.

The indictment charged the defendant with stealing an automobile, the value of which was alleged to be $500. He pleaded “guilty of larceny in manner and form as charged in the indictment.” The court found the value of the property stolen to be $195, and imposed the sentence as above indicated.

Under our holding in the case of People v.…