The PEOPLE v. Witherspoon

Per Curiam :

Defendant, William Witherspoon, and one Frank Dyrda were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of murder. The defendant was tried separately by a jury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed the death penalty and the case is here on a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

The defendant does not contend that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt and it is therefore not necessary to review the evidence at any great length. We believe, however, that an understanding of some of the issues presented…