The People v. Strook

Plaintiff in error, Christ Strook, (herein called the defendant,) was indicted for burglary by the grand jury of Cook county in December, 1927. He was tried and convicted by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county on April 30, 1929, and was sentenced to the penitentiary at Joliet. He has sued out this writ of error for a review of the judgment.

The indictment is in two counts. The first count charged the defendant with feloniously, burglariously, willfully, maliciously and forcibly breaking and entering the dwelling house of Francis Mead, in Cook county, Illinois; and the second count…