People v. Bolden

The defendant, Jesse E. Bolden, was indicted for murder. In a jury trial, he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. After his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied, judgment was entered and he was sentenced to not less than five nor more than ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He appeals.

In the view which we take of this case, it becomes unnecessary for us to set out the evidence in complete detail. It is undisputed in this record that the deceased, Walter Speedy III, died from the infliction of a single stab wound and that the defendant was holding the…