The People v. Reilly

Francis Reilly was indicted, tried and found guilty by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county of robbery with a gun. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and the defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary. He has sued out this writ of error for a review of the record.

Numerous assignments of error are made, but only one is argued and briefed. Assignments of error not argued are waived. (People v. Cobb, 343 Ill. 78; People v. Brown, 325 id. 307.) The point relied upon by counsel for Reilly is that his guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt because of…