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THE PEOPLE v. MEADERDS

No. 35398.

21 Ill.2d 145 (1961)

171 N.E.2d 638

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ORVILLE MEADERDS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK J. GAGEN, JR., of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, 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 R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

An indictment returned to the criminal court of Cook County jointly charged Orville Meaderds and Geraldine Peavy with unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, "the exact quantity of which [was] unknown to the Grand Jurors." Peavy pleaded guilty to the charge but Meaderds, referred to herein as defendant, entered a plea of not guilty, waived a jury and was tried by the court. He prosecutes...

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