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THE PEOPLE v. HAMPTON

No. 36125.

23 Ill.2d 310 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 371

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PRENTIS HAMPTON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK E. GLOWACKI, 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 LEO F. POCH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the people.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

Prentis Hampton was indicted for the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs. He received a bench trial, was found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten years to life. On defendant's writ of error we now review his conviction.

On September 26, 1958, Robert Buonauro, an informer and narcotic addict, met with police...

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