Jennings v. People

On a trial before the court and a jury in the criminal court of Cook county the plaintiff in error was convicted of the crime of murder in the killing of one Thomas H. Levers, and he has prosecuted this writ of error to reverse the judgment of conviction. He was sentenced to be confined in the penitentiary for the term of twenty-five years.

The said Levers was killed by a pistol shot fired by the plaintiff in error. The defense sought to be established was that of self-defense. But a brief reference to the ’testimony is required in order to demonstrate we can not interfere on the ground the…