Seacord v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge,' presiding. Plaintiff in error was, at the September term, 1885, of the Warren circuit court, indicted for nuisance. At the January term, 1886, a motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and a trial had, resulting in a verdict of guilty.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge,' presiding. Plaintiff in error was, at the September term, 1885, of the Warren circuit court, indicted for nuisance. At the January term, 1886, a motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and a trial had, resulting in a verdict of guilty. Motions for new trial and in arrest were severally overruled, and sentence on the verdict entered, imposing a fine of $50, and judgment for the same, and costs. The judgment of the circuit…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
This was an indictment for nuisance, under the first clause of section 221, paragraph 227, (Starr & Curtis,) page 815, of the Criminal Code,' which reads: “It is a public nuisance: Keeping offal.—1. To cause or suffer the carcass of any animal, or any offal, filth or noisome substance to be collected, deposited or to remain in any place, to the prejudice of others.”
The first error assigned is the overruling of a motion to quash the indictment. It is first objected, that the indictment does not sufficiently describe the offence. To this a sufficient answer is, the indictment charges the…
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