Thompson v. People

Citations

• 96 Ill. 158
• 1880 Ill. LEXIS 15

Syllabus

<p>Cbimtnai, law—indictment for attempting to steal. An indictment under section 273 of the Criminal Code for an attempt to steal the property of another, which simply states that the defendant attempted to steal, is not sufficient to sustain a conviction. To obtain a conviction under this section the people must prove acts done towards the perpetration of the offence, and not mere intention, and such acts being necessary to show the crime, they must be specifically averred.</p>