People v. Sangamino

The defendant has been convicted of murder in the first degree for firing with a revolver a shot which caused the death of John Riggio. The homicide took place in an automobile. At the trial a witness who was an occupant of the automobile testified that the defendant fired the shot which caused Riggio’s death. Although the defendant did not testify in his own behalf, he called witnesses in an attempt to establish an alibi. The jury believed the testimony of the witness who testified that the defendant fired the fatal shot and refused to believe the testimony of the witnesses, called by the…