The PEOPLE v. Nimmer

Defendant, Joseph Nimmer, was found guilty of robbery after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three to eight years. He prosecutes this writ of error contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that reversible error was committed when the trial court suggested that defendant submit to a lie-detector test.

Examination of the record discloses that the question of defendant’s guilt or innocence rested completely upon a determination of the weight and credibility to be afforded to the testimony of the…