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PEOPLE v. BARNEY

Gen. No. 50,723.

89 Ill. App.2d 180 (1967)

232 N.E.2d 481

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Napoleon P. Barney, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

November 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Robert A. Novelle, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Napoleon P. Barney, was charged with unlawful possession of narcotics. He was found guilty in a bench trial and sentenced to five to eight years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He prosecutes this appeal contending (1) the evidence does not establish that defendant knowingly possessed narcotics; (2) that possession was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) that use for impeachment purposes of...

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