The People v. Pamilio

A jury in the criminal court of Cook county returned a verdict finding Tony Pamilio guilty of robbery with a gun. He had been indicted and tried with Victor Musso and William Burke for the robbery of George Pappas on July 19, 1933, in Chicago. The indictment contained a count charging Pamilio to be an habitual criminal. The jury found that he had been previously convicted of larceny, with a result that he was sentenced to prison for life. He brings the case here for review by writ of error.

It is claimed that the evidence afforded an insufficient foundation for the verdict. Pamilio cannot urge…