PEOPLE v. JEFFERSON

No. 54143.

133 Ill. App.2d 221 (1971)

272 N.E.2d 757

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELIJAH JEFFERSON (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

May 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (James J. Doherty and Ronald P. Katz, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Thomas M. Walsh, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty after a bench trial of the offense of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 22-3.) Judgment was entered and he was sentenced to a term of ten to fifteen years.* On appeal defendant contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt....

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