The PEOPLE v. Harvey

Jesse Earl Harvey was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of assault with intent to murder his daughter, Barbara Ann Rice. He pleaded not guilty. A jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than seven years. He prosecutes this writ of error.

It is not argued that the evidence failed to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore the evidence need be stated only to the extent necessary to an understanding of defendant’s principal contention. That contention is that testimony…