THE PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 40456.

38 Ill.2d 150 (1967)

230 N.E.2d 214

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LEONARD WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHESTER A. LIZAK, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ROBERT A. NOVELLE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Leonard Williams was indicted for illegal possession of narcotics. He waived a jury trial, was tried by the court, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than two years and one day. He appeals directly to this court, asserting a question arising under the constitutions of the United States and of this State. His contention is that his constitutional...

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