The People v. Shiffman

Defendant, Abe Shiffman, was indicted at the November term, 1931, of the criminal court of Cook county for grand larceny. He was admitted to bail in the sum of $5000. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict of guilty. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of from one to ten years. A writ of error was issued out of this court to review the proceedings.

The cause was regularly placed on the calendar for trial December 21, 1931. When it was reached, neither the defendant, his bondsman nor…