The People v. Carman

This is a writ of error to review a judgment of the criminal court of Cook county. Plaintiff in error, upon a trial before a jury, was found guilty of the crime of armed robbery. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of one year to life.

The sole question involved in the case relates to the statute of limitations. There being no dispute as to the facts upon which the question is raised, it is presented purely as a question of law, dependent upon the construction of the applicable provision of the statute.

The offense was alleged to have been committed on October 12, 1939. The…