THE PEOPLE v. SULLIVAN

No. 35961.

23 Ill.2d 582 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 634

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE SULLIVAN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WOODROW W. HODGE, of Chicago, appointed by the court, (HOWARD T. SAVAGE, of counsel,) 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 JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

George Sullivan and Anthony Latino were indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for illegally selling and dispensing narcotics to Sterling Hart. Sullivan was tried separately by the court, found guilty of unlawfully selling narcotics and sentenced to not less than 5 nor more than 15 years confinement in the penitentiary. The judgment convicting Sullivan is now before us on writ...

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