The People v. Mosher

Plaintiff in error, Max Mosher, hereinafter called defendant, was jointly indicted with one Roland Anderson, in the criminal court of Cook County, for the crime of rape on a female of the age of fifteen years. He made a motion for a severance and a separate trial which was denied. In the joint trial that followed both defendant and Anderson were found guilty by a jury and their punishment fixed at terms of five years in the penitentiary. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error. Anderson has prosecuted a separate writ of error which has also been considered at this term of court. People v.…