People v. Jones

Defendant, Lloyd Jones, brings this writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court of Macoupin County entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of the infamous crime against nature in the manner and form as charged in the indictment. He was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than four years nor more than eight years.

The issues presented by this appeal include: the propriety of denial of change of venue; the sufficiency of proof of venue; alleged errors committed by the trial court in its ruling on evidentiary questions, and finally whether the…