Legal Opinion

People v. McCombie

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1916PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Writ or Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph H. Fitch, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

The plaintiff in error was convicted of rape. He insists that the evidence does not sustain the verdict and that the court erred in refusing instructions and in permitting improper cross-examination of the defendant. We have examined the instructions and rulings complained of and find no serious error in the court’s action. We do not regard the objections made as sufficiently important to require discussion. The evidence was conflicting. We shall express no opinion as to its sufficiency, further than to say that it was not so conclusive of the defendant’s guilt that it can be said that error…

2Cited by1 opinion

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