1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.2d
  4. 27 Ill.2d
  5. 27 Ill.2d 18 (1963)
 

THE PEOPLE v. BANKHEAD

No. 37132.

27 Ill.2d 18 (1963)

187 N.E.2d 705

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES BANKHEAD, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS S. METSKAS, 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 RUDOLPH L. JANEGA 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, James Bankhead, was convicted of unlawfully possessing narcotic drugs after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than ten years. The sole issue presented on this writ of error is whether the trial court, by denying a motion to suppress the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases