People v. Savage

Ruth E. Savage was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on a charge of violating the statute which prohibits the abduction of infants. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 38, par. 385.) She waived a trial by jury. Her motions for judgment of not guilty at the close of the case for the People and after all the evidence had been received were overruled as were her motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. The court found her guilty and sentenced her to a term of eight years in the Illinois State Reformatory for Women. The errors assigned relate to the legal sufficiency of the…