THE PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 34402.

13 Ill.2d 211 (1958)

148 N.E.2d 771

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LOUIS DAVIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KOVEN, KOVEN, SALZMAN & HOMER, and MOORE, MING & LEIGHTON, both of Chicago, (PAUL HOMER, and GEORGE N. LEIGHTON, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, WILLIAM H. SOUTH, FRANCIS X. RILEY, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Louis Davis, brings this writ of error to review the judgment of conviction rendered against him in the criminal court of Cook County for a sale of narcotics to a minor, Raymond White, in violation of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act of the State of Illinois. Upon denial of motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment, the defendant...

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