PEOPLE v. GARDNER

Gen. No. 49,612.

74 Ill. App.2d 83 (1966)

220 N.E.2d 59

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter T. Gardner, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

August 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Burden, of Chicago, for appellant.

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


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 5 to 10 years. On appeal, defendant's sole contention is that it was error to deny his motion to quash the indictment.

On August 9, 1963, defendant, after a short chase, was stopped by police officers for a traffic violation. He had no driver's license...

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