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THE PEOPLE v. SCALES

No. 35195.

18 Ill.2d 283 (1960)

164 N.E.2d 76

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN SCALES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. RICHARD HELMS, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and JAMES J. GLASSER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant John Scales brings a writ of error to this court to review his conviction by the criminal court of Cook County for unlawful possession of narcotics.

On September 16, 1957, the Cook County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against the defendant for a violation of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 38, par. 192.1 et seq.

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