THE PEOPLE v. FOX

No. 35877.

24 Ill.2d 581 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 692

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LOUIS FOX, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EDWARD J. DONAHUE, 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 WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Louis Fox, waived a jury trial and was convicted in the criminal court of Cook County of the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than seven years, and now prosecutes this writ of error for review.

The record indicates that on the morning of April 28, 1958, the Chicago police, having...

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