The People v. Weiss

The defendant, Norman Weiss, also known as Norman Plenn, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for burglary. He was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary. Weiss prosecutes this writ of error.

During the evening of February 23, 1937, the basement of an apartment building, located at 5144 Nelson street, in Chicago, was burglarized and twenty-six jackets, valued at approximately $160, stolen. The jackets were never recovered. John L. Hoffsted, who lived in the apartment on the first floor, used a part of the basement for the…