People v. Kosearas

The plaintiff in error, Peter Kosearas, seeks a review of his conviction by a jury in the circuit court of De Kalb County, which resulted in his being sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a minimum term of three years and a maximum term of five years. He was charged with uttering a fictitious check with intent to defraud, in violation of the Criminal Code, division I, section 279. This court in People v. Kosearas, 408 Ill. 179, had occasion to reverse the judgment of conviction of plaintiff in error in his first trial. The circuit court then improperly admitted evidence of his…