People v. Martin

Moczarney Martin and Augustus Varnado were indicted for burglary and theft, were tried before a jury, were found guilty of the theft of property worth more than $150 and were sentenced to the penitentiary for two to eight years. This appeal is by Moczarney Martin only.

The errors relied upon for reversal are prejudicial argument by the State’s Attorney, prejudicial conduct by the court, failure to compel disclosure of the name of a police informer, violation of the defendant’s constitutional rights and insufficient proof to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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