People v. Lukoszus

William Lukoszus, plaintiff in error, was indicted by the grand jury of Cook county, jointly with Anton Bartuszes and Joseph Pomedites, for the murder of Peter Buczinski. Bartuszes and Pomedites were never apprehended, but the plaintiff in error was tried in the criminal court of said county and1 ipund guilty by a jury and sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty-four years. He sued out the writ of error in this case and the record has been brought here for review.

At the July term, 1908, of the criminal court the defendant moved the court to set him at liberty under section 18, division 13,…