The People v. Preston

Mr. Justice; Heard

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error, John Preston, (hereinafter called the defendant,) was indicted at the October, 1929, term of the circuit court of DuPage county for the murder of Agnes Johnston and was convicted by a jury on December 12, 1929, the jury fixing his punishment at death. Motion for a new trial was overruled on January 31, 1930, sentence pronounced in accordance with the verdict and execution set for February 19, 1930. He brought his case to this court for review at the June term, 1930.

The evidence showed that the defendant, a married man, a…