The People v. Gibson

Upon a jury trial in the criminal court of Cook county, the defendant, Cleo Gibson, was found guilty of the murder of Missouria Perkins, otherwise called Missouri Perkins, and her punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty years. Her motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment entered on the verdict. Defendant now seeks a reversal, claiming the evidence was not sufficient to establish her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that prejudicial error was committed by the trial court in the giving of certain instructions and in the rulings upon evidence.

Accused and…