The People v. Pokosa

John Pokosa, fifty years of age, was indicted in the circuit court of Winnebago county for the murder of Gordon Saaf on May 4, 1930. A jury found him guilty of the charge and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment -in the penitentiary. Motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and judgment was rendered on the verdict. By this writ of error defendant seeks a review of the record.

On May 4, 1930, at about 3 :3o o’clock in the afternoon, Gordon Saaf was found dead by police officers in the home of defendant in the city of Rockford. The body was lying in a pool of blood…