THE PEOPLE v. BENJAMIN

No. 38015.

34 Ill.2d 183 (1966)

215 N.E.2d 216

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRED BENJAMIN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

OSCAR O. D'ANGELO, 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, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and E. ROGER HORSKY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County the defendant was found guilty under two indictments charging the unlawful sale of narcotics and was sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years.

The defendant argues on this writ of error that the court erred in denying...

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