Jackson v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
The indictment of the plaintiff in error, for the murder of Eoman Morris, was found in the county of Lake. He was tried and convicted hy a jury of that county. The court awarded him a new trial, and, at his instance, the venue was changed to Cook county. The cause was tried hy a jury in the Cook circuit court, at the March term, 1857, and the jury found the defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment.
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The indictment of the plaintiff in error, for the murder of Eoman Morris, was found in the county of Lake. He was tried and convicted hy a jury of that county. The court awarded him a new trial, and, at his instance, the venue was changed to Cook county. The cause was tried hy a jury in the Cook circuit court, at the March term, 1857, and the jury found the defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment. The defendant moved in arrest of judgment, and also for a new trial, both of which motions were overruled, and judgment was pronounced against the prisoner, upon the verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.
This was an indictment for the murder of Eoman Morris, in the county of Lake. The prisoner was tried in that county, and found guilty as charged. The court, on application of the prisoner, granted a new trial, and changed the venue to the county of Cook, where a second trial was had, and a verdict found of “ Guilty in manner and form, as charged in the indictment.” Hie court overruled a motion for a new trial, a motion in arrest of judgment, and sentenced the prisoner to death, upon the verdict. On application to this court for a supersedeas upon the record, the court discovered no cause for…
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