The People v. Rappaport

Joseph Rappaport, thirty years of age, was convicted by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county of the murder of Max Dent, and his punishment fixed at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and defendant was sentenced to be executed on February 14, 1936. His execution was stayed when this writ of error was sued out seeking reversal of the judgment of conviction.

The killing of Dent happened in Chicago about midway of the block between Nineteenth street and Ogden avenue, in front of 1918 South Lawndale avenue, on the west side of the street. At about 7:50 P.…