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THE PEOPLE v. CUMMINGS

No. 37843.

38 Ill.2d 11 (1967)

230 N.E.2d 187

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LEONARD CUMMINGS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MURRAY L. BOX, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

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 OLIVER FERGUSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Leonard Cummings, was convicted of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs in a bench trial in criminal court of Cook County on November 28, 1961, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 2 nor more than 10 years. The case is before us on a writ of error to review the conviction.

Defendant's sole contention is that an illegal search, without...

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