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THE PEOPLE v. WITHERSPOON

No. 36699.

28 Ill.2d 290 (1963)

192 N.E.2d 337

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ARTHUR WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 26, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID G. ELMORE, 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 EDWARD J. HLADIS and RICHARD T. BUCK, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Arthur Witherspoon, was found guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs in a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 10 nor more than 18 years.

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