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THE PEOPLE v. BEATTIE

No. 38175.

31 Ill.2d 257 (1964)

201 N.E.2d 396

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRED BEATTIE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GUS P. GIANNIS, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and PAUL A. O'MALLEY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Cause remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Fred Beattie, was indicted for unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, tried before the criminal court of Cook County without a jury, convicted and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than five years. He prosecutes this writ of error to review his conviction.

On June 29, 1962, two police officers named Lemont Knazze...

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