PEOPLE v. LAFFITON

Gen. No. 49,789.

62 Ill. App.2d 440 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 15

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Laffiton, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

September 22, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Kamm, of Chicago, for appellant.

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


MR. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Henry Laffiton, was convicted after a jury trial of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than fifteen nor more than thirty years. In this appeal defendant contends that he did not receive a fair trial and, notwithstanding, was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Defendant was arrested on April 11, 1963, for illegally selling the narcotic...

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