Legal Opinion

Matson v. People ex rel. Nelson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 28, 1893PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Memorandum.—Bastardy proceedings. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1893, and affirmed.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court,

Shepard, P. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in a bastardy proceeding.

The so-called bill of exceptions filed in this court contains nothing but the evidence heard on the trial. It contains neither the instructions given or refused, nor the motion for a new trial. The argument of appellant is based upon instructions stated to have been either given or refused, and upon reasons which should have been assigned for a new trial, of which no mention whatever appears in the bill of exceptions.

It is a well settled law that a court of appellate jurisdiction can not…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Charles v. RemickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893

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