Hayner v. People

Amaziah Hayner, plaintiff in error, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of Henry Martin. A trial resulted in a disagreement of the jury, but on a second trial a verdict was returned finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter and fixing his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of one year. The court disregarded that part o'f the verdict fixing the term of imprisonment and sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for an indeterminate period, in accordance with the statute.

The death of Henry Martin resulted from a shot from a revolver…