Barr v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the County Court of Will county; the Hon. Benjamin Olin, Judge, presiding. The plaintiff in error was, at the May term, 1880, of the Will county circuit court, indicted for selling intoxicating liquor to a minor without first having the written consent of his parents, guardian, or family physician.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the County Court of Will county; the Hon. Benjamin Olin, Judge, presiding. The plaintiff in error was, at the May term, 1880, of the Will county circuit court, indicted for selling intoxicating liquor to a minor without first having the written consent of his parents, guardian, or family physician. After the return of the indictment, and entering a plea of not guilty, the defendant, upon the proper petition and affidavits, moved the court for a change of venue, because of the alleged…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
The points rélied upon for the reversal of the judgment are, the ordering by the circuit court that the cause be certified to the county court of Will county for trial, the refusal to quash the venire, and the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.
As the prayer of the petition for a change of venue was that the venue be changed according to law, and the circuit court ordered that the venue of the cause be changed according to the prayer of the petition, and there was at the time a statute in force providing that when the cause for a change of venue is the prejudice of the…
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