The People v. Derosa

The defendant, Louis DeRosa, was indicted for the murder of Joseph Consentino, in the criminal court of Cook county. A jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for fourteen years. Judgment was rendered on the verdict, and the defendant prosecutes this writ of error.

Seeking a reversal, defendant contends that prejudicial error was committed in refusing an instruction to 'the jury-permitting a verdict of manslaughter. The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is not challenged, and the evidence will be reviewed only to the extent…