Davis v. People

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than six months and not more than two years. To review that judgment he brings error and asks that the writ be made a supersedeas.

Three questions only require consideration here: (1) Had the trial court jurisdiction? (2) Was the verdict supported by the evidence? (3) Is the court’s “additional instruction” free from error and was it properly given?

In June, 1914, defendant married Lotta in California and they separated in 1917. In 1918 she informed him by…