People v. Tsukas

The defendant, Nick Tsukas, and John Gallo, Tony Demetral, Edward P. Miller and Gerald Boncimino, were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of armed robbery. Plaintiff in error, Tsukas, obtained a separate trial, and was found guilty by a jury in manner and form as charged in the indictment of the crime of armed robbery. Motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and plaintiff in error was sentenced to serve not less than eight nor more than eighteen years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

Briefly, the evidence shows that after previous…