The PEOPLE v. Panczko

In the early morning of December 30, 1958, Joseph Panczko was apprehended in the garage of Edward Konieclci. When he was apprehended, he had a screwdriver in his right hand. A brace and bit, not belonging to Koniecki, was found close to Panczko in the garage. Panczko was tried before a jury in the criminal court of Cook County and found guilty of the crime of possession of burglar’s tools. After a hearing on a motion for increased sentence under the Illinois Habitual Criminal Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 38, par. 602,) the trial court found that defendant was an habitual criminal and…