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THE PEOPLE v. CHENNAULT

No. 35543.

24 Ill.2d 185 (1962)

181 N.E.2d 74

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN CHENNAULT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LESTER SHAPIRO, and SHERMAN C. MAGIDSON, both 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 M. ROBERT OSTROW, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, John Chennault, was tried by the court without a jury in the criminal court of Cook County for the unlawful sale and possession of narcotic drugs. The court found the defendant guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs and sentenced him to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 10 nor more than 12 years. The case is here on writ of error...

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