People v. Green

The eight plaintiffs in error were indicted with Joseph J. Green for the burglary of a saloon in Chicago on June .3, 1919. The case came up' for trial at. the last October term of the criminal court, at which time Green was called as a witness for the State and manifestly it was mainly upon his testimony that plaintiffs in error were convicted, there being practically no evidence against six of the eight plaintiffs in error except the testimony of Green. All >óf the eight were convicted, and this writ of error is sued out to review the judgment of the trial court.

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