People v. Cherniak
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon.. John J. Sullivan, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barnes
Plaintiffs in error were convicted of a conspiracy to obtain quantities of brass scrap, borings and turnings, so-called, goods of the'Raleigh Manufacturing Company, a corporation, by false pretenses and false tokens, weights and measures.
It is first contended, as ground for reversal, that the. transcript of record fails to show that the indictment was returned into “open court,” or that the court was actually in session. It shows a plácito, in usual form - convening the court on May 7, 1917, for the May term of that year, the proper impaneling of the grand jury on that date, and the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Kelly v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- People v. KrittenbrinkIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- People v. StrubleIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- Cresswell v. OberlyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
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