PEOPLE v. SHAMBLEY

No. 33232.

4 Ill.2d 38 (1954)

122 N.E.2d 172

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE SHAMBLEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 25, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THADDEUS B. ROWE, and WILLIE E. WASHINGTON, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, GEORGE W. SCHWANER, JR., JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, and ARTHUR F. MANNING, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, George Shambley, was tried by a jury in the municipal court of Chicago on an information charging him with assaulting his wife with a deadly weapon. He was found guilty and assessed a fine of $200, which he paid. Defendant now sues out this writ of error to review the conviction and, although only a misdemeanor is involved, the presence of a fairly debatable constitutional...

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