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THE PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 35248.

18 Ill.2d 164 (1959)

163 N.E.2d 469

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. EARL MATTHEWS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD M. TYLER, ERNEST LA FONTANT, CLINTON O. SIMS, JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, and FRANK W. OLIVER, all of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, and WILLIAM H. SOUTH, Assistant Attorneys General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and EDWIN A. STRUGALA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Earl Matthews, was convicted of the crime of possession of narcotic drugs in the criminal court of Cook County and has sued out a writ of error from this court to review the judgment of conviction.

Two principal assignments of error are raised in this court. First, it is contended that defendant's written statement was improperly admitted in evidence. Second,...

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