PEOPLE v. LEWERENZ

Gen. Nos. 49,011, 49,012.

42 Ill. App.2d 410 (1963)

192 N.E.2d 401

The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carl T. Lewerenz, Defendant-Appellee. Orlando W. Wilson, Superintendent of Police of the City of Chicago, Appellant. Frank G. Sain, Sheriff of Cook County, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

May 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Edward J. Hladis and James R. Thompson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the Sheriff of Cook County and the People of Illinois, appellants.

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Sydney R. Drebin and Robert J. Collins, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for Orlando W. Wilson, appellant.

Harry J. Busch, of Chicago (Jacob Shamberg and Angelo Ruggiero, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Four indictments were returned against Carl T. Lewerenz in the Criminal Court of Cook County, two charging the unlawful sale of narcotics and two charging conspiracy to sell narcotic drugs. The defendant prosecuted a Writ of Error in the Supreme Court to reverse his conviction in the four indictments. The People confessed error in the indictments charging conspiracy. The Supreme Court reversed the judgments and...

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