People v. Stevenson

An information was filed in the County Court of Winnebago County, charging that the defendant, Clidell Stevenson, made an assault with a deadly weapon, to-wit: a shotgun, in and upon Eoscoe Thomas with the intent of inflicting upon Eoscoe Thomas a bodily injury, no considerable provocation for such assault then and there appearing and the circumstances of such assault showing an abandoned and malignant heart. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty, but a jury returned a verdict finding him guilty as charged and fixing his punishment at 365 days’ imprisonment. Defendant’s motion for a new…