People v. Kawoleski

Plaintiff in error (hereafter called defendant) was convicted under an indictment charging violation of the Illinois Prohibition statute. Each of the six counts of the indictment alleged a prior conviction, and the jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced defendant to imprisonment in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $700.

The evidence in the case was substantially the same as in People v. Kawoleski, (post, p. 273,) which was a contempt proceeding in the county court for…