People v. Todd
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Hancock county ; the Hon. Harry M. Waggoner, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Chester Todd was indicted by the grand jury of Hancock county on a charge of stealing a Buick coupe automobile, the property of Sherman Bradfield, on the 15th of August, 1920. He pleaded not guilty, was tried, convicted, sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, and has sued out this writ of error.
Three errors discussed in defendant’s brief as grounds why the judgment should be reversed are, (1) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict; (2) that the court erred in improperly restricting the cross-examination of the People’s witness Bradfield; (3) that the court erred in…
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