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THE PEOPLE v. PUGH

No. 40088.

36 Ill.2d 435 (1967)

223 N.E.2d 115

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JESSE JAMES PUGH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SAM ADAM, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Jesse James Pugh was found guilty of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug during a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of six to ten years. He appeals directly to this court on the ground that he was denied his constitutional right to compel attendance of witnesses in his behalf...

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