People v. Grilec

The March, 1933, grand jury of Cook County returned an indictment charging Ivan Grilec, plaintiff in error, John Milosic, Edward Veselka, Joe Fess and Vera Carl with the crime of murder of one George Carl. Vera Carl received a severance, and Edward Veselka and Joe Fess testified for the prosecution. Grilec’s motions for a severance from Milosic were denied. Ivan Grilec and John Milosic were tried together and the jury found Ivan Grilec guilty of murder and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment, whereupon he was sentenced to the penitentiary for his. natural life. Grilec alone has sued out…