Illinois Supreme Court, 1875

Martin v. People

Martin v. People
Illinois Supreme Court · Decided January 15, 1875
76 Ill. 499

Martin v. People

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

The judgment in this case was fatally defective. The judgment for imprisonment was for 180 days in gross. It should have fixed the imprisonment for a specific number of days on each count on which the jury found the defendant guilty, the imprisonment on the several counts to • commence at the expiration of each preceding term of imprisonment. This is the rule announced in the case of People ex rel. Massy v. Whitson, 75 Ill.-. That case governs this.

The judgment of the court below is reversed and the cause remanded.

Judgment reversed.

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