The People v. Munson

Plaintiff in error was indicted by the grand jury of Moultrie county under three indictments, one charging robbery, another conspiracy to rob, and the third, larceny in connection with the robbery of the Farmers State Bank at Gays, Illinois. A motion was made to quash the indictments for robbery on which he was tried. The motion was overruled and plaintiff in error was convicted on the trial.

The evidence of identification and alibi, which was the only contested point in the case, shows it to have been sharply contradictory. Five or six witnesses, residents of Mattoon, were offered as…