THE PEOPLE v. CLIFTON

No. 41608.

42 Ill.2d 526 (1969)

250 N.E.2d 649

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROSA LEE CLIFTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SAM ADAM, of Chicago, 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 JAMES R. KAVANAUGH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Rosa Lee Clifton, was charged with possession of narcotics as the result of a search without a warrant which accompanied an arrest based upon information furnished by an informer. After hearing some testimony on her motion to suppress, the circuit court of Cook County ordered the production of...

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