The People v. Szobor

Reversal of a judgment of the circuit court of LaSalle county is sought by this writ of error. The judgment in question sentenced Paul Szobor to the penitentiary for from one to twenty years on a charge of arson. For the first time since its enactment we are called upon to determine the effect of a legislative amendment to the Criminal Code in force January 1, 1934, providing for the discharge of persons committed for criminal offenses if not tried within four months of the date of commitment.

Szobor was arrested and confined in jail on June 22, 1934, where he remained until taken to the…