Long v. People

Plaintiff in error, together with Sophia Miller, were indicted in the McLean circuit court for an assault with intent to murder Fred Miller. A trial was had, and the jury found plaintiff in error guilty, as charged in the indictment, and Mrs. Miller guilty of an assault. Plaintiff in error brings the record to this court, and urges a reversal on various grounds, some plausible and others frivolous.

It is admitted that plaintiff in error shot Miller, but it is claimed that it was in self-defence. After a careful examination of the evidence, we fail to see a single element of self-defence. Even…