The People v. Piszczek

The defendant, George Piszczek, also known as George Poszczek, together with Charles Stockton, Albert Neiditch, Robert Pasche and George B. Ogden, were indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crimes of burglary and receiving stolen property. Defendant pleaded not guilty and waived a trial by jury. He was found guilty of receiving stolen property and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of from one year to ten years. Piszczek prosecutes this writ of error.

The four codefendants named were tried jointly with Piszczek. The evidence discloses that, on November 4,…