The People v. Caruso

Plaintiff in error, Sam Caruso, and Frank Nicholson, were indicted jointly at the April term, 1929, of the circuit court of Winnebago county for the crime of larceny from the person. The case was tried at the October term and resulted in the conviction of both defendants. Plaintiff in error prosecutes this writ of error to review the judgment entered on the verdict.

The crime for which plaintiff in error was convicted was committed at the northwest corner of the intersection of State and Main streets, in the city of Rockford. Edward Ring, a police officer, was standing across the street from…