The People v. Moore

Plaintiffs in error were indicted in September, 1929, by the grand jury of Cook county, the indictment containing only one count, charging the robbery of John Skurdanis on September 5, 1929, of money and checks of the value of $250, the property of Samuel Kurin & Sons, with the additional charge of being armed with a gun. Both were arraigned and pleaded not guilty, but when brought to trial at the February term, 1930, of the criminal court of Cook county, they withdrew these pleas, waived a jury trial and pleaded guilty. Upon their pleas of guilty, evidence was heard and they were sentenced…