People v. Eli, 201 Ill. App. 550 (1916)

Oct. 18, 1916 · Illinois Appellate Court · Gen. No. 22,141
201 Ill. App. 550

The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, v. Rosie Eli, Plaintiff in Error.

Gen. No. 22,141.

(Not to be reported in full.)

Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John J. Rooney, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1916.

Affirmed.

Opinion filed October 18, 1916.

Statement of the Case.

Prosecution by the People of the State of Illinois, plaintiff, against Eosie Eli, defendant. To review a judgment against her, the defendant prosecutes a writ of error.

Erbstein & Macaulay, for plaintiff in error.

Maclay Hoyne, for defendant in error; Edward E. Wilson, of counsel.

*551Abstract of the Decision.

Criminal law, § 472 * —how defect in information must he taken advantage of. Where the defendant in a prosecution for larceny was present in court, waived trial by jury, submitted to the jurisdiction of the court and made no objection to the form of the information charging her with the larceny of a certain number of dollars, lawful money of the United States, without more definitely describing it, held that in the absence of a motion to quash the information, as defective for uncertainty, a conviction must be sustained.

Mb. Justice Taylor

delivered the opinion of the court.