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THE PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 40467.

38 Ill.2d 399 (1967)

231 N.E.2d 447

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ADOLPH JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 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 JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and CARL M. WALSH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Cause remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1965, defendant, Adolph Johnson, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County for the crime of unlawful possession of narcotics. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 38, par. 22-3.) His conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Court, First District, (78 Ill.App.2d 398), and we granted leave to appeal.

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