The PEOPLE v. Ciucci

Per Curiam :

After trial by jury in the criminal court of Cook County, Vincent Ciucci was convicted of murder and sentenced tO' death. He has sued out a writ of error to review the judgment.

The indictment charged defendant with murdering his nine-year-old son, Vincent, Jr., by shooting and asphyxiation. The record shows that defendant, with his wife and their three children, lived in the rear portion of a brick building. They operated a small grocery store in the front portion. At two o’clock in the morning of December 5, 1953) the building was discovered in flames. Defendant was observed in a…