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THE PEOPLE v. NETTLES

No. 35840.

23 Ill.2d 306 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 361

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. EARLE E. NETTLES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID V. KAHN and RICHARD Z. KABAKER, both of Chicago, appointed by the court, 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 RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Earle E. Nettles, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of narcotic drugs after a trial before a judge, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than five years. Upon this writ of error he urges that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the evidence was insufficient to establish his knowledge and possession...

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