People v. Herron

Defendant James Herron was charged with murder. After a jury trial he was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of twenty to thirty years. Defendant appeals, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and also that the trial court erred in excluding certain evidence. The facts are as follows.

The body of the deceased was found on August 31, 1967, in the weeds alongside a street near a racetrack. The police made a search of the area, but no weapons were found. After a stakeout by the police, defendant was arrested on September 9, 1967, when he…