People v. Harris

The defendant, Coylee Harris, was found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 14 nor more than 20 years. In his appeal to the appellate court the defendant contended, among other things, that he was prejudiced because the State failed to reveal to the jury its intention to nol-pros murder indictments against two codefendants who testified against him. This contention was founded upon the fact that five days after Harris’s conviction the court allowed the State’s motion to nol-pros the charges against…