People v. Keithley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Prosecution for libel. Error to the County Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Wilbert I. Slemmons, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
Arthur Keithley, plaintiff in error, was indicted by the grand jury of Peoria county for libel of the memory of David McCullough, deceased; the indictment was certified to the County Court. No motion to quash was made, and on a trial he was found guilty. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and a fine of $200 was assessed against the defendant. The defendant has sued out this writ of error to review that judgment.
The indictment consists of five counts. The first count avers “that Arthur Keithley on the 21st day of April, 1908, at and within the county aforesaid,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miller v. MaxwellNew York Supreme Court · 1836
- State v. Pool GrinsteadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- McLaughlin v. FisherIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Linville v. EarlywineIndiana Supreme Court · 1838
- Beswick v. ChappelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1848
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