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THE PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 36071.

23 Ill.2d 546 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 635

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. THOMAS CLAY WASHINGTON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK O. WETMORE II, 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 M. ROBERT OSTROW, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County the defendant, Thomas Clay Washington, was convicted of the illegal sale of narcotics and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 20 years nor more than life. Upon this writ of error he contends that the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a finding of...

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