People v. Jacobs
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. McSurely, Judge, presiding. The plaintiff in error and Oscar Nelson, Herman Wilson and Charles Howard were indicted for murder at the March term, 1909, of the criminal court of Cook county.
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Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. McSurely, Judge, presiding. The plaintiff in error and Oscar Nelson, Herman Wilson and Charles Howard were indicted for murder at the March term, 1909, of the criminal court of Cook county. The indictment charged that the defendants assaulted one William Winters on March 15, 1909, and inflicted injuries from which he died on March 18, 1909. Each of the defendants entered a plea of not guilty and they were tried jointly. At the close of the State’s case in chief the court instructed the jury to find defendant Howard not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
Plaintiff in error contends earnestly, and not without reason, that the evidence does not support the verdict by that degree of proof required in a criminal case. The evidence as to some of the material matters was conflicting, and it was the peculiar province of the jury to weigh it and to determine the credibility of the witnesses. As the credibility of two of the witnesses was improperly attacked by the State and substantial error was committed in other respects during the progress of the trial, we will not pass upon the question whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.…
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