People v. Tananevicz

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of receiving, as a banker, a deposit of $140 from Frank Sempel while knowingly insolvent, whereby said deposit was lost to depositor, under an indictment charging the violation of section 25a of the Criminal Code. On July 12, 1917, the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant, John M. Tananevicz, guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment and fix his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of three years and at a fine of $280.” Motions for a new trial and in arrest…