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THE PEOPLE v. McKNIGHT

No. 40078.

39 Ill.2d 577 (1968)

237 N.E.2d 488

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ALFRED McKNIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (JOHN J. VAN ZEYL and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Alfred McKnight, was indicted in the circuit court of Cook County and charged with unlawful use of weapons. At a bench trial he was found guilty and sentenced for a term of one to three years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals from this conviction on the ground that his constitutional rights were violated by a search and seizure of certain evidence.

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