The People v. Marquis

Mr. Justice Farm:er

delivered the opinion of the court:

Simon Marquis was indicted by the grand jury at the September term, 1930, of the circuit court of Macoupin county for the murder of his son, Fred Marquis, on June 1, 1930, by shooting him with a revolver. Defendant was tried before a jury at the same term of court, and a verdict was returned finding him guilty, that he was fifty-one years of age, and fixing his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty-five years. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and rendered judgment on the verdict, sentencing defendant to the…