The People v. Maria

John Maria was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of the crime of manslaughter under an indictment charging him with the murder of Joseph Baio. He brings the case here by writ of error and urges that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence a statement made by Baio before he died; that he could not be convicted of manslaughter under the evidence; that the court erred in admitting evidence of prior offenses; that the prosecuting attorney’s remarks were highly prejudicial, and that the evidence does not support the verdict.

The defendant shot Joseph Baio about 7:45 o’clock on…