Bressler v. People

Peter Bressler was indicted by a grand jury of WTiiteside county for the crime of larceny. The venue was changed to the circuit court of Lee county, where he was tried and convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of one year. He sues out this writ of error,, and brings the record of his trial and conviction before us for review.

Before proceeding to the questions arising on the rulings during the progress of the trial, we must pass upon the question, arising in limine, whether the court had jurisdiction to try the case, for without that jurisdiction the judgment is a nullity.

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