Skakel v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Indictment for violation of “ Slot Machine "Act.” Error to the Criminal Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff in error was indicted July 30, 1897, at the July term, 1897, of the Criminal Court of Cook County, for alleged violations of section 1 of an act approved and in force June 21, 1895, entitled “ An act to prohibit the use of clock, tape, slot or other machines, or devices, for gambling purposes.” Hurd’s Stat. 1901, parag. 137 f, p. 617.
He was admitted to bail July 30, 1897. No further proceedings in the cause were had until July 12, 1898, a day of the July term, 1898, when Skakel appeared and demanded a trial. He also…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ochs v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Gillespie v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- People ex rel. Woodruff v. MatsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Brady v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893