The PEOPLE v. Chatman

Defendant, Rosalie Chatman, was indicted in the circuit court of Cook County for the crime of gambling. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 28 — 1(a)(8)). Her pretrial motions to bar her prosecution because of former jeopardy, to quash the search warrant, and to suppress evidence were denied. She waived jury trial, was convicted and fined $1,000.

The evidence adduced established that on September 1, 1965, Chicago police detective Robert Beavers appeared before one of the judges of the circuit court of Cook County and swore out a complaint for a search warrant for a certain described woman…