THE PEOPLE v. LUNA

No. 40007.

37 Ill.2d 299 (1967)

226 N.E.2d 586

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSE LUNA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (FREDERICK F. COHN and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

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 MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

The defendant, Jose Luna, was indicted in the circuit court of Cook County for the sale of narcotics, tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 15 to 30 years. The Appellate Court, First District, affirmed his conviction, (69 Ill.App.2d 291,) and we have granted leave to appeal.

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