The People v. Izzo

The defendant, Thomas Izzo, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of Charles Knierim. A jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at 99 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and he prosecutes this writ of error.

Defendant’s first contention is that his challenge to the array of jurors should have been sustained. When the jurors who were selected for service assembled in the jury room of the Criminal Court Building, Hon. Harold P. O’Connell, one of the judges of the criminal court, addressed them. The defendant contends…