Gray v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Silas Gray and James Van Allen were indicted for burglary and larceny, in the Court of Common Pleas for the city of Aurora, Parks, Judge, presiding, and were tried and convicted.
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Silas Gray and James Van Allen were indicted for burglary and larceny, in the Court of Common Pleas for the city of Aurora, Parks, Judge, presiding, and were tried and convicted. William H. Anderson, called as a juror, and examined by prisoners’ counsel, stated: “ don’t know these defendants ; have heard about the burglary, have read about it in the papers ; I believe the report; there was a house breaking; if these defendants are the persons named in the newspapers, I have an opinion about their guilt or innocence; in the papers one of the persons named might have been Silas Gray, and if it…
1Opinion of the CourtBreese, J.
There is no ground for the objection that the defendants were not furnished with a copy of the indictment, and a list of the jurors and witnesses previous to their arraignment. The record recites they were so furnished, and after a reasonable time for consideration and deliberation, their counsel consented to the arraignment, whereupon the plea of not guilty was interposed.
The defendant, Van Allen, for himself and co-defendant, then filed an affidavit for a change of venue, setting forth the facts, that the minds, not only of the inhabitants of the city of Aurora, but of the county of Kane…
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