People v. Strause
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Robert J. Grier, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
Plaintiff in error, Edgar A. Strause, was indicted by the grand jury of Peoria county for the murder of Berne M. Mead. He plead not guilty to the charge, was tried by jury, found guilty of murder and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty-five years. 'He has sued out this writ of error to review the record.
Plaintiff in error admitted on the trial that he shot and killed Mead on Sunday, December 23, 1917, but claimed that he did this act solely in self-defense. Plaintiff in error was at first a> director of the State Trust and Savings Bank a few years…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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