Mackin v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. T. A. Moran, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against plaintiff in error, charging him with the crime of perjury. A trial was had, resulting in a verdict finding him guilty, and fixing his punishment at five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, and judgment entered on the verdict, and exceptions taken in due form.
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Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. T. A. Moran, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against plaintiff in error, charging him with the crime of perjury. A trial was had, resulting in a verdict finding him guilty, and fixing his punishment at five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, and judgment entered on the verdict, and exceptions taken in due form. The other material facts appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
At the January term, 1885, of the Criminal Court of Cook county, the grand jury presented in open court an indictment against Joseph C. Mackin, charging him with perjury. The indictment contains two counts. Both counts are substantially the same, except the second omits many of the preliminary recitals of the first count. It appears from the averments in the first count of the indictment, the judge presiding in the Criminal Court, at the January term, 1885, charged the grand jury to inquire touching certain election matters arising out of a certain election theretofore, and on the 4th day of…
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