THE PEOPLE v. CALHOUN

No. 35749.

22 Ill.2d 31 (1961)

174 N.E.2d 166

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOSEPH CALHOUN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 17, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD T. SAVAGE, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, 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 affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

At the 1958 January term of the Cook County criminal court, Joseph Calhoun, plaintiff in error herein, and Floyd Williams were indicted for selling narcotics to Jacqueline Hill on January 6, 1958. Both defendants were found guilty on a trial without a jury and both sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for an indeterminate term of 25 years minimum and life maximum. Only Calhoun...

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