People v. Pilewski

April 16, 1919, plaintiff in error was found guilty of manslaughter, in the criminal court of Cook county, under an indictment charging him with the murder of William Tiemlling, and February 16, 1920, he was sentenced to the penitentiary. This writ of error is prosecuted to reverse the judgment for the following reasons: (1) There is a fatal variance between the indictment and the proof; (2) the prosecuting attorney was guilty of prejudicial misconduct; (3) there was error in the instructions given the jury on behalf of the People; and (4) the court lost jurisdiction by delaying sentence.

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