THE PEOPLE v. RICE

No. 35734.

23 Ill.2d 11 (1961)

177 N.E.2d 157

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ALONZO RICE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT C. BOLING, 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. CHIEF JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Alonzo Rice, having waived his right to a jury trial, was convicted on February 11, 1958, in the criminal court of Cook County, of the unlawful sale and possession of narcotic drugs and given an indeterminate sentence of five to ten years in the Illinois penitentiary. By writ of error defendant seeks a review here of this...

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