People v. Price

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County sitting without a jury, finding the defendant guilty of the offense of theft. He was sentenced to a term of one to two years in the penitentiary. The sole issue on appeal is whether the defendant was prejudiced by the misstatement of the date in the indictment.

The defendant, Herman Price, was indicted in February, 1969, for the theft of over $150.00 from the Goldblatt Bros. Coip. on January 16,1968. At trial the State presented evidence that the defendant took money out of a cash register of the Goldblatt store at 3311…