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THE PEOPLE v. CARGER

No. 36045.

23 Ill.2d 539 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 633

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. AMOS CARGER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. ROBERT GEIMAN, 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, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and DEAN H. BILTON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the criminal court of Cook County found the defendant, Amos Carger, guilty of the unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than ten years. On this writ of error he argues that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The record shows that on the afternoon of July 23, 1959,...

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