People v. Endress

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of murder upon a jury’s verdict. Sentence of twenty to forty years was imposed. Defendant appealed.

The body of the victim was discovered at her home on the forenoon of December 19, 1966. Defendant was arrested on the night of December 23, 1966, and thereafter indicted. There is no issue of the sufficiency of the evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We have but a partial report of proceedings designed to frame the several issues urged here.

It is contended that the court erred in refusing to…