The People v. Cowdrey

January 5, 1934, after Rule 28 of this court was in force, Elmer E. Cowdrey was convicted of a misdemeanor in the criminal court of Cook county. He perfected an appeal to, instead of suing out a writ of error from, the Appellate Court for the First District. On his motion the Appellate Court made the appeal a supersedeas. On motion of the People the appeal was dismissed on the sole ground that a judgment of conviction in a criminal case can only be reviewed by writ of error. (People v. Cowdrey, 278 Ill. App. 65.) The cause is before us by writ of error.

In People v. Callopy, 358 Ill. 11, we…