The People v. Marino

Plaintiff in error, Michael Marino, was found guilty of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape, by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary in accordance with the' statute. He has brought the case here on writ of error for review.

To reverse the judgment of the criminal court he urges three distinct grounds. First, he urges that there was no proof of the intent with which the assault was committed. He contends that at the time of the assault he was intoxicated…