The People v. Faught

Arthur Faught and Morris D. Smith, the plaintiffs in error, were in March, 1934, found guilty by a jury in the circuit court of Vermilion county of the murder of Frank O. Royer. After their, motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment had been overruled they were sentenced to the penitentiary in accordance with the jury verdict, Faught for a term of twenty-five years and Smith for twenty years. A reversal is sought by this writ of error.

Faught and Smith were tried and convicted once before upon this charge. The first trial occurred in May, 1930, and the judgment resulting therefrom was…