THE PEOPLE v. TERRY

No. 41519.

46 Ill.2d 75 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 923

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. GEORGE TERRY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONALD WEIHL, of Belleville, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT H. RICE, State's Attorney, of Belleville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and WILLIAM R. POSTON, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, George Terry, on February 2, 1965, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of St. Clair County to an indictment charging him with possessing marijuana in violation of section 22-2(r) and 22-40 of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 38, pars. 22-2(r) and 22-40.) He was placed on probation for a period of five years and...

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