The People v. White

Bob White, also known as Floyd White, was arraigned in the municipal court of Chicago, November 7, 1939, upon an information charging that he had “unlawfully and wilfully with intent to cheat and defraud by means of false pretenses” obtained $25 from Herbert Cohen. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty and waived trial by jury. ' The issues were submitted to the court, and defendant was found guilty and sentenced to confinement in the house of correction of the city of Chicago for a term of one year. The judgment order provided that the term should run “from and after the delivery of the…