The People v. Chiafreddo

Plaintiffs in error were found guilty by a jury in the county court of Vermilion county of the offense of contributing to the dependency of their minor child. Judgment was entered on the verdict. Joseph Chiafreddo was sentenced to the Illinois State Farm for the term of one year. Ruth Chiafreddo was sentenced to the Illinois Women’s Reformatory for the term of one year

To reverse the judgment of the trial court, plaintiffs in error contend: first, that the section of the statute on which the information was based violates the first and fourteenth amendments to the constitution of the United…