Martin v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
John Martin was indicted at August term, 1850, of the Brown Circuit Court, for obstructing a highway leading from Mount Sterling in Brown county to Meredosia in the county of Morgan. At the trial of the cause at April term, 1851, Martin was found guilty. Minshall, Judge, presided at the trial of the cause. The points of discussion raised in the Supreme Court, are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
This record presents a single question for decision, which is, the correctness of the third instruction given to the jury on behalf of the people. Objections were made on the argument to other instructions; but as they were not excepted to when given, the giving of them cannot be assigned for error. Leigh v. Hodges, 3 Scam. 15; Hill v. Ward, 2 Gilm. 285.
The only way for a party to avail himself in this court of objections to instructions in the court below, is to except to the decisions of the court in giving or refusing them, at the time they are made.
It was insisted on the argument, that…
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