The People v. Hansen

On a trial before the criminal court of Cook county a jury found plaintiff in error, Frank Hansen, guilty of manslaughter. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for the statutory indeterminate term. He seeks a reversal by writ of error.

The charge arose out of the alleged unlawful killing of William J. Knapp, whose death was caused by injuries received when an automobile driven by him and one driven by plaintiff in error collided at the intersection of Ninety-fifth and Halsted streets in Chicago. As grounds for reversal it is…