People v. Hobbs

On February 21, 1947, plaintiff in error, Alcover Brown, having waived trial by jury, was found guilty by the criminal court of Cook County of robbery while armed and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than two years nor more than five years. He was indicted for the offense jointly with Oscar Hobbs and Mark Dungee. Brown stood trial after his codefendants pleaded guilty. He has sued out a writ of error in this court to reverse the judgment against him.

After Hobbs and Dungee entered pleas of guilty, they moved to set those pleas aside. Their motions were denied but the court'…