People ex rel. Hall v. Holdom

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Jesse Holdom, one of the judges of the superior court of Cook county,.to sign and seal a certificate of evidence or bill of exceptions in a certain criminal case in which the petitioner was a defendant, and who had been tried before said judge. The matter comes before us for hearing on petition, answer and replication.

It appears that during the month of February, 1901, the petitioner was tried before the respondent, sitting in the criminal court of Cook co.unty, on the charge of robbery, and was convicted. He prayed and desired to take the…