The People v. Vinci

Mario Vinci was convicted as an habitual criminal in the criminal court of Cook county on a charge of robbery while armed, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He was tried before the court without a jury, and, after the finding of guilty, motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled. Vinci has sued out this writ of error.

It is not contended that the court erred in its rulings on evidence, nor that the finding is against the weight of the evidence, and so "it is not necessary to state the facts in detail. The People proved by six witnesses that on…