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THE PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 35175.

19 Ill.2d 11 (1960)

166 N.E.2d 433

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES WATKINS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 31, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GETER & GETER, of Chicago, (HOWARD D. GETER, SR., HOWARD D. GETER, and BENJAMIN C. DUSTER, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, 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 SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Watkins, was tried in the criminal court of Cook County upon a charge of possession of "policy" slips. Count 1 of the indictment charged him with possession; count 2 repeated that charge and also charged a former conviction for the same offense. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 38, par. 413.) He was first found guilty on count...

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