The People v. Lucky

Defendant was convicted, after a trial by the court without a jury, of assault with intent to commit robbery and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from two to ten years. His sole contention in this writ of error is that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The evidence against defendant was the testimony of the victim, Marvin Mitchell, and of two policemen who arrested defendant and his accomplice in the act of committing the crime. This testimony was contradicted by that of defendant and his companion, who denied any assault and claimed that they were innocently…