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THE PEOPLE v. ROEBUCK

No. 36653.

25 Ill.2d 108 (1962)

183 N.E.2d 166

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PAUL ROEBUCK, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 6, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOLLAND C. CAPPER, of Chicago, appointed by the court, (THOMAS P. SULLIVAN and MARTIN S. BIEBER, also appointed by the court, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for the unlawful possession of narcotics. He made a timely motion to suppress evidence which he alleged had been obtained by Chicago police officers in violation of his constitutional rights. The trial judge, after hearing evidence, denied the motion. Defendant was tried by the court without a jury. The People introduced the evidence defendant had moved...

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