Palmer v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Lawrence county; the Hon. C. C. Boggs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
This is an indictment against the plaintiff in error for murder. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter and fixed his ■punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty ¡years. After overruling motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment, the court gave sentence and judgment upon the verdict. The indictment consisted of three counts. The first and third counts were quashed on motion of the defendant, but the motion to quash was overruled as to the second count, and exception taken.
The first objection made to the second count of the indictment, as set forth in the motions to…
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