People v. Brislane

Plaintiff in error and Robert G. Carter were indicted for the murder of William Mills on March n, 1920, in the city of Chicago, were tried in the criminal court of Cook county and found guilty. Carter’s punishment was fixed at life imprisonment and plaintiff in error’s punishment was fixed at death. Plaintiff in error prosecutes this writ of error to reverse the judgment of the criminal court.

Three errors are assigned. They are: (1) The court refused to grant a continuance on May 6, 1920; (2) the verdict and sentence are not justified by the evidence; (3) the court erred in giving instruction…