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THE PEOPLE v. NEEDHAM

No. 36253.

22 Ill.2d 258 (1961)

174 N.E.2d 838

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Clarence Needham, was tried before a judge in the criminal court of Cook County and was found guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. He had previously been convicted of a violation of the narcotics laws, and under the statute he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five...

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