THE PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 36740.

30 Ill.2d 617 (1964)

198 N.E.2d 812

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONALD W. FORD, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and JOHN J. O'TOOLE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Raymond Lewis, after waiving a jury, was tried by the criminal court of Cook County and found guilty of the unlawful sale and possession of narcotics, for which crime he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 15 years. By this writ of error, which was taken under advisement prior to January 1, 1964, he contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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