MR. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the charge of armed robbery, and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary of not less than five nor more than ten years. On appeal, he contends that he was deprived of a fair trial because the trial judge permitted the jury to take the defendant's written and signed statement to the jury room with them when they retired to consider their verdict.
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