The People v. Burr

Mr. Justice; StonB

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error, McKinley Burr, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the crime of robbing one Wilson McKissack while armed with a gun. A trial was had before the court without a jury.

Counsel for Burr contends that the evidence does not support the finding of guilty, and that the trial court erred in refusing to consider affidavits filed in support of the motion to vacate the judgment and grant a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence.

McKissack, the complaining witness, testified that at about fifteen…