The PEOPLE v. Harris

The defendant, Charles W. Harris, was charged with armed robbery and tried by the court without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced for a term of not less than five nor more than fifteen years in the penitentiary. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error to review his judgment of conviction, contending that the evidence introduced against him was the result of an unlawful search and seizure.

Defendant was arrested on March 6, 1961, at the home of his mother, by two police officers who were in the course of investigating robberies of several retail establishments. The police arrested the…