The PEOPLE v. Von Rosen

Defendants George E. Von Rosen, Sidney Barker, and Ben Burns, upon trial by the criminal court of Cook County, trial by jury having been waived, were convicted of violating section 1 of the act to prevent desecration of the United States Flag (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 56%, par. 6,) which declares it unlawful for any person to publicly desecrate the flag of the United States. They were each sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs. Direct review is sought in this court by writ of error.

The evidence shows that the three defendants were respectively, publisher, art director, and editor of a…