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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, vs. Edward Grass, Plaintiff in Error."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Wilson\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThe defendant, Edward Grass, was indicted in the circuit court of Macon County for the crime of forgery. The indictment further charged defendant\u2019s previous conviction of the crimes of burglary and larceny. A jury found him guilty of forgery. Judgment was rendered on the verdict and Grass was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of from one year to fourteen years. Appearing pro se, Grass prosecutes this writ of error. No bill of exceptions has been filed.\nDefendant challenges the sufficiency of the indictment. So far as relevant, the indictment charges that defendant forged a check dated April 25, 1946, drawn on the First National Bank of Decatur, for $44.08, purporting to have been executed by one R. S. Bass, \u201cfor the- payment of money then and there to him the said Edward Grass, by the name then and there of \u2018Clyde Davis Henely\u2019 * * * with intent then and there to prejudice, damage and defraud one R. S. Bass.\u201d The indictment meets the requirements of section 105 of division I of the Criminal Code defining the crime of forgery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947, chap. 38, par. 277.) To support his contention that the indictment fails to charge the crime of forgery, defendant says: \u201cThe indictment was returned and endorsed a true bill against Edward Grass, and did not include that Edward Grass was also alias \u2018Clyde Davis Henely.\u2019 Nor any other alias.\u201d The gist of this contention appears to be that it was necessary for defendant to have been indicted as Edward Grass, alias Clyde Davis Henely, since he used the latter name as the payee of the check. The contention is without any legal basis.\nDefendant\u2019s second contention is that he was not competently represented by the counsel appointed to defend him. In the absence of a bill of exceptions, this contention is not open to consideration. People v. Geddes, 396 Ill. 522; People v. Lantz, 387 Ill. 72; People v. Bertrand, 385 Ill. 289.\nThe judgment of the circuit court of Macon County is affirmed.\nJudgment affirmed.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Edward Grass, pro se.",
      "George F. Barrett, Attorney General, of Springfield, (Ivan J. Hutchens, State\u2019s Attorney, of Decatur, of counsel,) for the People."
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    "head_matter": "(No. 30168.\nThe People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, vs. Edward Grass, Plaintiff in Error.\nOpinion filed November 20, 1947.\nEdward Grass, pro se.\nGeorge F. Barrett, Attorney General, of Springfield, (Ivan J. Hutchens, State\u2019s Attorney, of Decatur, of counsel,) for the People."
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