The People v. Degeovanni

Plaintiff in error, James DeGeovanni, prosecutes this writ of error to review a judgment and order of the county court of Woodford county imposing a fine of $400 and costs and committing him to jail until he pays the fine and costs or is discharged according to law. He was tried on an information of two counts, charging unlawful possession and sale of intoxicating liquor without a permit of the Attorney General and in violation of the Illinois Prohibition act.

LeRoy Rowe, a prohibition investigator of Woodford county, wras one of the principal witnesses against the plaintiff in error, (herein…