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THE PEOPLE v. LUCKETT

No. 36002.

24 Ill.2d 550 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JACK LUCKETT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIAN J. FRAZIN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for the 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 EDWIN J. BELZ, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the illegal sale of narcotics and was sentenced to the penitentiary for from 10 to 20 years. His sole contention on this writ of error is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction.

Three witnesses testified for the People. The first, Eugene Nicoletti, a police officer assigned to the narcotics divsion, testified...

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