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PEOPLE v. BELL

No. 42542.

53 Ill.2d 122 (1972)

290 N.E.2d 214

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH BELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS D. DECKER, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, ELMER C. KISSANE, Assistant State's Attorney, and ZENON FOROWYCZ and JOHN O'ROURKE, JR., of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was found guilty by a jury, in the circuit court of Cook County, of the unlawful possession of narcotics (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 22-3), and was sentenced to a prison term of not less than 5 nor more than 9 years.

On appeal, he contends: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, and the court...

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