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THE PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 36451.

23 Ill.2d 360 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 320

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. DOROTHY JACKSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WALTER LA VON PRIDE, 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 WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:*

Dorothy Jackson was indicted for the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. A bench trial resulted in a judgment of conviction, and she prosecutes this writ of error.

On August 23, 1960, certain State narcotic inspectors obtained a search warrant for the third-floor apartment at 4367 South Oakenwald Avenue, Chicago. The warrant named...

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