Legal Opinion

People v. Adams

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1919No. 12734PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry Guerin, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county upon the third count of an indictment charging him with manslaughter. The jury in their verdict recommended the minimum penalty. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and plaintiff in error was sentenced on the verdict. He has sued put this writ of error to reverse the judgment.

The indictment charged plaintiff in error with having - killed Helen O’Connell on December 2, igiy, in the county of' Cook and State of Illinois. The first count charged manslaughter in the ordinary form, with an…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. FalkovitchIllinois Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. The People v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  2. State v. McMahanIdaho Supreme Court · 1937
  3. State v. WrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1929
  4. Storla v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Transportation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1930
  5. State v. McCombWyoming Supreme Court · 1925

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