The People v. Schoos

The defendant, Joseph W. Schoos, Jr., was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for armed robbery and robbery. He pleaded not guilty. Evidence was heard, and a jury found him guilty of armed robbery. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year and not more than one year and one day. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error.

The decisive issue presented by this writ of error is the propriety of action of the trial judge in distributing to prospective jurors a…