Needham v. People

■ Michael Maher, Charles Slensky and "Willard Needham were jointly indicted for the robbery of one Fred. Foster. Upon arraignment, Maher and Slensky pleaded guilty, but Needham pleaded not guilty, and a jury was thereupon empanneled, to whom the question of his guilt or innocence was submitted for trial. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and fixed the punishment at one year’s confinement in the penitentiary. Motion for new trial was made by Needham, but the court below overruled the same, and entered judgment upon the verdict; whereupon Needham sued out this writ of error. The first…