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THE PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 35713.

26 Ill.2d 542 (1963)

187 N.E.2d 700

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIE LEE LEWIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GREGORY BEGGS, 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 MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie Lee Lewis, together with Harold Washington, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on a charge of unlawfully and willfully selling a certain narcotic drug, heroin, to George Robinson, Jr., on January 9, 1959. The defendant pleaded not guilty. He was tried before the court, found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than...

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