THE PEOPLE v. BAZEMORE

No. 36809.

25 Ill.2d 74 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 649

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WINSTON LEE BAZEMORE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COGHLAN, COGHLAN AND JOYCE, of Chicago, (JOHN P. COGHLAN, SR., and JOHN P. COGHLAN, JR., 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 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 reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Winston Lee Bazemore, was found guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten to twelve years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review, contending he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The real issue presented is whether the testimony of a narcotics...

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