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THE PEOPLE v. HOLT

No. 35974.

28 Ill.2d 30 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 797

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. SYLVESTER HOLT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 27, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRED S. POSNER, 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 RONALD BUTLER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Sylvester Holt, was found guilty by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County of possession of narcotics and was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary of 6 to 10 years. We have issued a writ of error to review his conviction.

Defendant contends that his possession of narcotics was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt, and that improper testimony of...

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