Adams v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Greene county; the Hon. George W. Herdman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sheldon
Frank Adams and Benjamin F. Pritchard, at the September term, A. D. 1883, of the Greene county circuit court, were indicted for the crime of murder, and found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the terms of twenty and fourteen years, respectively. They bring this writ of error to reverse the judgment.
The refusal of a continuance is assigned for error. The defendants were indicted on the 6th of September, 1883, and on the 17th of September, 1883, made their motion and affidavit for a continuance, on the ground of the absence of two witnesses, who resided in…
2Cited by21 opinions
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