People v. Russell
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Henry C. Beitler, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice; Dunn
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff in error was convicted in the municipal court of Chicago on an information which charged her with petit larceny, and was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment in the House of Correction and to pay a fine of one dollar. She seeks to reverse the judgment and insists that petit larceny can be prosecuted only by indictment, and the municipal court was therefore without jurisdiction to try her.
Section 8 of article 2 of the constitution of this State provides that “no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense, unless on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- People ex rel. Akin v. KipleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Brewster v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- People v. GlowackiIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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- United States Ex Rel. Wakely v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
- People v. JarrettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- People v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
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