People v. Simpson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1915._
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Pam
delivered the opinion of the court.
By this writ of error it is sought to reverse a judgment whereby plaintiff in error (defendant below) was adjudged guilty of the crime of obtaining money by means of the confidence game and required to pay a fine of $1,000 and costs. This judgment was rendered upon a verdict of the jury finding defendant guilty of the crime of conspiracy to obtain money by means of the confidence game, the punishment being fixed by the jury at the aforesaid fine.
The indictment contained four counts: The first charg’ed the crime of extortion; the…
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