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THE PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 35050.

16 Ill.2d 569 (1959)

158 N.E.2d 773

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. AMOS JONES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD T. SAVAGE, of Chicago, 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 EDWIN A. STRUGALA, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Amos Jones, the defendant below, was indicted by the grand jury in Cook County for the possession of one package of narcotic drug, to-wit: "opium, that is to say, heroin." He was arraigned on February 20, 1958, and entered a plea of not guilty. On May 14, 1958, he filed a petition to suppress certain evidence which the police claimed to have discovered in their search of defendant upon...

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