THE PEOPLE v. ROBINSON

No. 34404.

14 Ill.2d 325 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 65

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HOWARD ROBINSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 18, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MOORE, MING & LEIGHTON, of Chicago, (GEORGE N. LEIGHTON, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN R. DEAN, State's Attorney, of Danville, (FRED G. LEACH, and LOUIS B. SUNDERLAND, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

By separate indictments returned to the circuit court of Vermilion County, the defendant, Howard Robinson, was charged, first, with the unlawful sale of opium, a narcotic drug, to Thomas Foster, and, second, with a similar sale to John McKenzie, Jr. He was tried by a jury under the latter indictment and, when a verdict of guilty was returned, defendant waived a jury trial under...

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