Prindeville v. People

Mr. Chibe Justice Walker

delivered the opinion of the Court:

In this case, plaintiff in error was indicted in the Recorder’s Court of Chicago for a rape. He interposed the plea of not guilty. A trial was had, resulting in a verdict of guilty of an assault with intent to commit a rape, and fixing the term of his confinement in the penitentiary at one year. A motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was rendered on the verdict, and defendant below prosecutes this writ of error to reverse that judgment,

It is insisted, that plaintiff in error having been indicted for a rape, he should, if…