The PEOPLE v. Joe

In August, 1956, the defendant, Gilbert Joe, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder óf Andrew Wiater. On arraignment he pleaded not guilty, waived a jury, and was tried before the court. He was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.. ' He contends here that his conviction should be set aside for two reasons, first, because the court improperly admitted into evidence certain purported confessions, and second, because the court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for acquittal or for a new trial because of the State’s failure to properly identify…