People v. Ahmer

Defendant was charged with the crime of deceptive practice. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 17 — 1 (d).) After a bench trial, he was found guilty, placed on probation for five years and ordered to make restitution of sixty dollars. On appeal defendant maintains that the complaint was not sufficient at law to charge the crime of deceptive practice, and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The complaint under which defendant was convicted charged him with the “offense of deceptive practice in that he with intent to obtain control over United States currency of the Jewel…