PEOPLE v. SHAMERY

No. 32501.

415 Ill. 177 (1953)

112 N.E.2d 466

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM SHAMERY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM SHAMERY, pro se.

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


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County, for unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, called cannabis or marijuana. The indictment consisted of two counts, the first of which charged the defendant with unlawful possession of the drug contrary to the statute, and the second, in addition to charging him with unlawful possession...

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