People v. Jenko

Per Curiam :

Plaintiff in error, Raymond Jenko, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted and tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of murder. A verdict was returned finding him guilty and fixing his punishment at death. He has sued out this writ of error to review the judgment, alleging that improper evidence was admitted on behalf of the State, that certain evidence for defendant was improperly excluded, and that the State’s Attorney’s argument to the jury was inflammatory and prejudicial.

Testimony for the State disclosed that on May 20, 1950, at about…