The People v. Barragan

Plaintiff in error, Leonard Barragan, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county, with William Drury and Frank Brodie, for robbery with a gun. A separate trial was granted to Barragan and Brodie. Drury pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against both Barragan and Brodie. Barragan brings the cause here for review.

The victim of the robbery was one Oscar E. Wagner, who testified that he conducted a weighing machine business at 315 North Leavitt street, in the city of Chicago; that on the evening of May 24, 1928, about a quarter to…