Mayes v. People

Plaintiff in error, by the judgment of the court below, was convicted of the crime of murder, and sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of his natural life. The several objections urged against that conviction will be passed upon in the order of their presentation by counsel for plaintiff in error.

First—It is contended the court erred in refusing to sustain the motion to quash the indictment. The indictment, contains three counts, but inasmuch as if any one be good it will sustain the general verdict of guilty, (Curtis v. The People, Breese, 256, Lyons v. The People, 68 Ill. 271,…