Cox v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.
1Per curiam
The indictment contains two counts. In the first, the defendant is charged with incest; and, in the second, he is charged with an assault with intent to commit incest.
The verdict of the jury is:' “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of an attempt to commit incest with Caroline Eider, under the first count of the indictment, and assess his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of two years.”
The crime of incest is punishable, if it be by a father cohabiting with his daughter, by confinement in the penitentiary, for any term not exceeding twenty years; and if it be by…
2Cited by19 opinions
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- Graham v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. BowlesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- State v. McCallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- State v. DonovanNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1914
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