Kelly v. People

This is an indictment against the plaintiff in error in the Circuit Court of DeWitt County for an assault with intent to commit larceny. In the court below the defendant entered a plea of not guilty, but was found guilty by the jury who fixed his punishment at imprisonment for one year in the penitentiary. Judgment was rendered and sentence pronounced in accordance with the verdict.

There is no bill of exceptions in the record. The chief error assigned is the overruling by the Circuit Court of the defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment. The motion assigns the following reason for the arrest…