Murphy v. People

Plaintiff in error and John Fay were jointly indicted for the crime of larceny. They were jointly tried, and the jury found plaintiff in error guilty, and Fay not guilty. Judgment was entered upon this verdict, after overruling a motion for a new trial, and this writ is prosecuted to reverse that judgment, for several errors alleged which we shall proceed to briefly consider.

First—It is claimed the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The undisputed facts, as proved on the trial, are:

One Coskey, and a friend accompanying him, entered a saloon, in Joliet, kept by Fay, and procured drinks,…