People v. Davis

This is an appeal from the county court of Adams county on a conviction of the defendant by a jury of reckless driving, and the imposition of a fine of $300 and costs and the confinement in the House of Correction for a term of 60 days. This penalty was determined, not by the jury in its verdict, but rather by the trial judge following the conviction. The only error relied upon by the plaintiff in error for reversal is that the trial court erred in fixing Davis’s sentence rather than have such sentence determined by the jury.

The conviction was under section [paragraph] 145 of chapter 95% of…