People v. Chu

This is an application to set aside the sentence imposed on this defendant upon the ground that the court did not have jurisdiction and that the sentence was excessive.

On June 8, 1933, the defendant was indicted for the crime of robbery in the first degree. On August 16, 1933, he pleaded guilty to the crime of robbery in the third degree. On October 3, 1933, the late Judge Rosalsky, before imposing sentence, conducted a hearing in open court to determine whether the defendant was armed at the time of the robbery.

*1044The stenographic minutes at the time of' sentence disclose that the arresting…