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THE PEOPLE v. WELLS

No. 35753.

25 Ill.2d 146 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 689

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CURTIS WELLS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, 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 and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Curtis Wells, was indicted on the charge of unlawful sale of narcotic drugs. He pleaded not guilty, waived a jury, was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 12 years. He brings this writ of error to reverse the judgment of the trial court on the sole ground that the evidence establishes a defense...

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