The PEOPLE v. Brown

At a jury trial conducted in the criminal court of Cook County on April 24, 1957, the defendant, Percy William Brown, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than eight years. Upon writ of error he now contends (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) that improper reference was made by a State’s witness to defendant’s prior misconduct, and (3) that the State’s Attorney’s argument before the jury was prejudicial.

The record indicates that on the evening of September 26, 1956, the prosecuting witness,…