The People v. Kurant

Mike Kurant, Frank Kurant and Otto Perfetti were jointly indicted in- the circuit court of Madison county for the murder of Paul Budde on June 19, 1927. Frank Kurant and Perfetti were arrested on the next day. Mike Kurant was not apprehended until January 2, 1928. Frank Kurant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for thirty years. Perfetti had a jury trial. By the jury’s verdict and the court’s judgment his punishment was fixed at fourteen years in the penitentiary. Mike Kurant pleaded guilty and was later sentenced to death. He prosecutes this writ of error.

The plaintiff in…