People v. Bladek

Under an indictment for murder, plaintiff in error was convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the circuit court of Putnam county. Motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and plaintiff in error was sentenced to serve an indeterminate term of imprisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet.

Before plea, plaintiff in error moved to quash the indictment on the ground that his wife, Josephine Bladek, had been compelled to testify before the grand.jury and that she was one of the witnesses upon whose testimony the indictment was found. The sole question raised here is whether…