The People v. Turner

The defendant, Aaron Turner, was indicted in the circuit court of St. Clair county for the murder, by stabbing, of Sam Ivory, also known as Sam Ivy. At the conclusion of the People’s evidence,- and again at the close of all the evidence, defendant made motions to instruct the jury to find him not guilty. Both motions were denied. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from one to fourteen years. He prosecutes this writ of error.

The fatal stabbing occurred September 5,…