The People v. Mikula

Stanley Mikula and Joe Lukio were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook cóunty for the robbery of Ella Hanson. Mikula waived a jury and was tried by the court. He was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to “the penitentiary of this State at Joliet.” A writ of error was sued out to reverse the judgment.

It is claimed that the judgment is erroneous because it fails to designate the specific place of confinement in accordance with sections 1. and 2 of the Sentence and Parole act, (Cahill’s Stat. 1933, chap, 38, pars. 795 et seq. p. 1089,) which provide that the sentence shall be to…