People v. Harris

Defendant was indicted, tried and found guilty in a bench trial of knowingly agreeing to unlawfully sell certain narcotic substances, to wit, a quantity of cocaine, and then sold a nonnarcotic substance in violation of section 38 of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 22 — 40). Judgment was entered on the verdict and'defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 3 to 9 yéars. The defendant appeals.

Several issues are submitted for review: (1) whether the indictment upon which defendant was convicted was fatally defective; (2) whether the People’s Exhibits 1…