The People v. Fontana

Mr. Chiee Justice Orr

delivered the opinion of the court:

By this writ of error John Fontana, Jack Costello and Sam Franco (hereinafter called defendants) seek a reversal of the judgment of the criminal court of Cook county entered upon the verdict of a jury finding them guilty of burglary. The trial court sentenced each of them to the penitentiary for a term of from one year to life. Defendants chiefly contend that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the judgment, and that the court erred in admitting burglars’ tools in evidence in the absence of any proof connecting defendants with their…