The People v. Jones

The defendant, Walter Jones, was indicted in the criminal, court of Cook County on a charge of rape. He pleaded not guilty, was tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 30 years.

Defendant now brings writ of error, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and, further, that oral statements he made to the arresting officer at the time of his arrest, and a written statement to an assistant State’s Attorney the day following his arrest, should have been admitted in evidence.

Concerning his contention that he was not proved guilty…