The People v. Johns

November 18, 1937, the defendant, Leonard Johns, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon. The indictment further charged defendant’s previous conviction in September, 1928, of the crime of robbery. A jury found him guilty, as charged. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error, appearing pro se.

Recourse to the record discloses that on December 14, 1937, the day judgment was rendered on the verdict, an order was…