Moeck v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge,.presiding. Charles Moeck was indicted for manslaughter, for the killing of Adam Conrad, by shooting with a pistol, on the night of November 6, 1880, in the city of Chicago.
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Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge,.presiding. Charles Moeck was indicted for manslaughter, for the killing of Adam Conrad, by shooting with a pistol, on the night of November 6, 1880, in the city of Chicago. Upon the arrest of Moeck he was taken to the police station, and while there, Conrad, the wounded man, said to Moeck, as testified to by two witnesses, Wiley and Elliott, “Charley, I did not think you would do that,—I always used you like a brother, ” the witnesses stating that Moeck made no reply. This testimony was not objected to in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
The grand jury of Cook county, at the November term, 1880, of the Criminal Court of that county, presented an indictment against Charles Moeck for manslaughter, by the killing of Adam Conrad. To this indictment, accused filed a plea of not guilty. A trial was had by the court and a jury, at the June term, 1881, which resulted in a verdict of guilty, as charged, and fixed the term of his confinement in the penitentiary at ten years. Thereupon defendant entered a motion for a new trial, assigning reasons therefor, but the court overruled the motion and rendered judgment on the verdict, and…
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