The People v. Smith

Plaintiff in error, Robert Smith, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was tried in the circuit court of St. Clair County on an indictment charging him with the murder of William North. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter and the court entered judgment sentencing him to the penitentiary for a term of not less' than one nor more than fourteen years. He now seeks a reversal of the judgment on the ground that the evidence does not support- the verdict, that counsel for the People committed error in his closing argument to the jury, and that errors were committed on the trial in the…