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THE PEOPLE v. STRONG

No. 35558.

21 Ill.2d 320 (1961)

172 N.E.2d 765

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 27, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN C. TUCKER, 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 reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Strong, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on three counts of unlawfully selling, dispensing, and possessing heroin. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 38, sec. 192.28-38.) He pleaded not guilty and upon being found guilty by a jury was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 25 years to life. He prosecutes this writ of error for review contending...

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