The PEOPLE v. Greer

In 1961 the defendant, Rushing Greer, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of murder for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years. We have issued a writ of error.

In the defendant’s brief eight grounds for reversal are argued. However, the record discloses that in a written motion for a new trial, filed by counsel of the defendant’s own choice, only one of these grounds was asserted. All other non jurisdictional errors are therefore waived. People v. Gratton, 28 Ill.2d 450.

One of the errors argued here is that the trial…