People v. Estep

The defendants appeal from judgments of .the criminal court of Cook County entered on writs of scire facias after forfeiture of their supersedeas bonds. The defendants here are the same persons who were the defendants in the case of People v. Estep, 413 Ill. 437, and this case arises out of the same facts.

The writs of scire facias were served upon the sureties on the bonds but were not served upon either of the defendants and no returns were made on the writs show'ing service could not be had on them. The defendants contend that section 17 of division III of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat.…