THE PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 35764.

25 Ill.2d 211 (1962)

184 N.E.2d 852

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHESTER CLARK, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN B. HUCK, 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 MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

At a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, Chester Clark was convicted of the unlawful sale of narcotics and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 15 years to life. Defendant asserts that his conviction should be set aside because the trial court ordered the case to be heard when his counsel was not prepared...

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