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PEOPLE v. CHENNAULT

No. 32835.

1 Ill.2d 346 (1953)

115 N.E.2d 793

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN CHENNAULT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUIS J. GILIBERTO, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, and ARTHUR F. MANNING, all of Chicago, of counsel,) for the People.

Cause transferred.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error was prosecuted by information in the municipal court of Chicago for unlawfully having in his possession a habit-forming drug, in violation of the Uniform Narcotics Drug Act. Without representation by counsel he pleaded not guilty, and waived trial by jury. After hearing the evidence the court found him guilty and sentenced him to confinement in the county jail for...

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