The People v. Geidras

Frank Geidras, Mike Smolenski, Peter Levon and Paul Murales were indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for robbery while armed with a pistol. On the trial, at the close of the evidence for the prosecution, the State’s attorney entered a nolle as to Levon and Murales. Geidras and Smolenski were found guilty. Geidras was found to be eighteen years of age. He was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet and has sued out a writ of error.

The robbery occurred at the shoe store of Harry Poticha, 3435 South Halsted street, in Chicago, about eleven o’clock at night on Thursday,…