PEOPLE v. WALKER

Gen. No. 49,683.

56 Ill. App.2d 81 (1965)

205 N.E.2d 494

People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Benny Walker, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

February 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Carter Howard, Jr., of Chicago, for appellant.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Lester A. Bonaguro, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant was convicted of the illegal possession of narcotics and sentenced to a minimum of five years and a maximum of ten years in the penitentiary. On appeal, defendant makes only two points: (1) that he was deprived of his liberty without due process of law, in that he was not represented by counsel during the early stages of the proceeding against him,

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