The People v. Collins

Edward Collins was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for robbery, for robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon and for driving away a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. The defendant’s first plea was not guilty, but later he withdrew it and pleaded guilty. The court explained the consequences that might result from the latter plea, but the defendant persisted in it. On June 16, 1932, he was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to the State penitentiary at Joliet. Subsequently, on June 27, 1932, at the same term of court, he made application for probation. The hearing…