People v. Sampson

Plaintiff in error, Arthur V. Sampson, was tried and found guilty by a jury on a charge of infamous crime against nature in the circuit court of La Salle County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of one to ten years. He brings the cause here contending that the proof of guilt was insufficient, the State’s Attorney’s cross-examination was prejudicial, and the court erred in admitting incompetent and irrelevant exhibits to be introduced into evidence on behalf of the People.

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was a man 46 years old at the time of the alleged offense…