THE PEOPLE v. CLAY

No. 35728.

32 Ill.2d 608 (1965)

210 N.E.2d 221

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLINTON CLAY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GILBERT L. BERMAN, 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 GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and PAUL A. O'MALLEY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Clinton Clay, who waived a jury and was tried by the criminal court of Cook County, was found guilty of unlawful sale and possession of narcotic drugs and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 years to life. He seeks review by this court contending that he should have been discharged because the evidence established a defense of entrapment, and that he was denied...

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