Rafferty v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Lake county; the Hon. Erastus S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against Christopher Rafferty, for the murder of Patrick O’Meara, found by the grand jury of Cook county, and taken, by change of venue, to the circuit court of Lake county. The opinion of the court contains a statement of the facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
The plaintiff in error having been found guilty upon an indictment, for the murder of one Patrick O’Meara, and sentenced to suffer the penalty of death, has caused the evidence, together with the rulings of the court and exceptions taken, to be preserved in a bill of exceptions, and brought the record to this court, for review, upon writ of error.
Various errors have been assigned, among which is the exclusion of proper evidence, and overruling his motion for a new trial. We propose to consider but one question presented, and that is one vitally affecting the merits of the case, and which we…
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