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THE PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 41080.

42 Ill.2d 457 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 78

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FRANK WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (HERBERT BECKER, NORMAN W. FISHMAN, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE, and MICHAEL D. STEVENSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Frank Wright, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of heroin following a bench trial and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3 to 5 years. He now appeals on constitutional grounds.

The defendant was arrested about 6:30 A.M. on October 11, 1966, at a restaurant at 319 East 47th Street in Chicago by Officer Cantrell of the Chicago Police Department...

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