People v. Sceri

The defendant, Peter Sceri, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for obtaining $250 in money from the Broadway Currency Exchange, Incorporated, by means of the confidence game. A jury found defendant guilty, as charged, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error.

There is but little, if any, dispute as to the essential facts. On July 12, 1949, at 9:00 P.M., the defendant, together with Joseph Masteretti, and a third man referred to only as Erank, arrived in Chicago…