People v. Bailey

The defendant, Frederick Bailey, was convicted of murder after a jury trial and was sentenced to a term of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty years in the penitentiary.

On appeal it is the defendant’s contention that (1) the State failed to prove the corpus delicti of the crime of murder; (2) that the defendant was not found guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) that the conduct of the trial judge prevented the defendant from having a fair and impartial trial; (4) that allowing the defendant’s statement, given to an Assistant State’s Attorney, to be taken to the jury room…