The PEOPLE v. Lawler

Defendant Theodore Lawler was indicted jointly with two other men in the criminal court of Cook County for armed robbery. A jury found him guilty and the court sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of not less than 8 nor more than 15 years. He prosecutes this writ of error.

All the evidence in this case was produced by the People. It shows that on November 30, 1959, defendant and an accomplice entered the home of John Kramer. At gun point they took Kramer and his sister-in-law to the basement apartment and directed them to put their heads and hands on the table. Shortly…