Richardson v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the county of La Salle ; the Hon. MadisoN E. Hollistee, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the court below, in the name of The People, etc., against Andrew Richardson, under the statute in relation to bastardy.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the county of La Salle ; the Hon. MadisoN E. Hollistee, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the court below, in the name of The People, etc., against Andrew Richardson, under the statute in relation to bastardy. At the November term, 1862, of that court, the defendant, Richardson, entered his motion for a continuance, and in support thereof, presented the following affidavit: “The People, etc., ) v. !• LaSalle Cowniy Circuit Court, Nov. Term, A. D. 1862. Andrew A. Richardson. ) “Andrew A. Richardson, the defendant in the above entitled cause, being duly…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice "WalKee
delivered the opinion of the Court.
It is objected, that the court below erred.in overruling the appellant’s motion for a continuance. This depends upon the sufficiency of the affidavit upon which the application was based. The affidavit does not state that any efforts had been made, or, if made, that they would have been ineffectual to have procured the attendance of the witnesses. It fails to state where they were at the time of the application; but simply, that they were in service in the United States army. For aught that appears, they may have been within the…
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