Legal Opinion

People v. Dubia

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 12, 1919No. Gen. No. 24,043Published

Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Kickham Scanlan, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1918.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Taylor

The defendant, Harry A. Dubia, was indicted, charged with doing a banking business and receiving a deposit on September 21, 1916, at a time when he was and knew that he was insolvent. He pleaded not guilty. The jury brought in a verdict finding him guilty as charged in the indictment and fixing his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for 3 years, and a fine of $805. This writ of error is prosecuted for a reversal of that conviction.

The evidence showed that the defendant conducted a private bank at 2007 Blue Island Ave., in the City of Chicago, for about 20 years; that on September…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. JoyceIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Ellis v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  3. People v. BoerIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Greene v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  5. People v. MelnickIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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