Morello v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Dupuy, Judge, presiding. On May 3, 1906, the grand jury of Cook county returned an indictment charging Francesco Morello, the plaintiff in error, (hereinafter referred to in .this statement as the defendant,) with the crime of murder, committed by shooting Fillipo Anarino with a revolver on March 21, 1905, in the village of River Forest, in said county.
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Writ op Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Dupuy, Judge, presiding. On May 3, 1906, the grand jury of Cook county returned an indictment charging Francesco Morello, the plaintiff in error, (hereinafter referred to in .this statement as the defendant,) with the crime of murder, committed by shooting Fillipo Anarino with a revolver on March 21, 1905, in the village of River Forest, in said county. Fillipo Anarino, as a result of a wound so .received, died March 25, 1905. Upon a trial in .the criminal court of Cook county Morello was found guilty of murder as charged…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scott
Self-defense was interposed as a justification for the killing of Fillipo Anarino. There was also evidence tending •to show that the fatal shot might have been fired by Antonio Pusatere. The testimony of the witnesses called by the respective parties is very conflicting. We do not think the verdict is against the manifest preponderance of the evidence. Whether, under the proof in this case, there was reasonable doubt of .the guilt of the plaintiff in error was a question peculiarly within the province of the jury, and their determination cannot be here successfully attacked.on the ground that…
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