People v. Amann

The defendant moves to dismiss this indictment on the ground that five years having elapsed between the time of the alleged commission of the crime charged and the filing of the indictment, the prosecution of the crime is barred.

The defendant is represented by Saul Moskoff, an attorney who was assigned by the court in view of the fact that the defendant is without means to retain his own counsel, and the court commends the diligence and earnestness displayed by counsel in behalf of this defendant.

The indictment was filed on January 31, 1936, and charges the defendant with the commission of…