People v. Warren

Appellate Court of Illinois

People v. Warren

185 Ill. App. 341, 1914 Ill. App. LEXIS 1073

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided March 9, 1914·No. Gen. No. 19,546·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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Mr. Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Vagrancy, § 1*—when evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction. In a prosecution for vagrancy under Criminal Code, ch. 38, sec. 270, J. &. A. If 3962, the fact that defendant was without lawful means of support must be proved affirmatively as any other fact, and negative evidence, consisting of testimony that the witnesses had no knowledge upon the subject, is insufficient to sustain a conviction.

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Mr. Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Vagrancy, § 1*—when evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction. In a prosecution for vagrancy under Criminal Code, ch. 38, sec. 270, J. &. A. If 3962, the fact that defendant was without lawful means of support must be proved affirmatively as any other fact, and negative evidence, consisting of testimony that the witnesses had no knowledge upon the subject, is insufficient to sustain a conviction.

People v. Warren, 185 Ill. App. 341, 1914 Ill. App. LEXIS 1073 (Ill. Ct. App. 1914).

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