THE PEOPLE v. FINCH

No. 42941.

47 Ill.2d 425 (1970)

266 N.E.2d 97

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHN L. FINCH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 27, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PRICE, CUSHMAN, KECK & MAHIN, of Chicago, (JEFFREY G. LISS and PAUL D. BROWN, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ARTHUR L. BELKIND, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John L. Finch, was convicted of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 22-3) after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to a term of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. Contending that constitutional questions are involved, the defendant has appealed directly to this court. See Rule 603. 43 Ill.2d R. 603.

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