The People v. Burage

Defendant, Robert L. Burage, who was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for unlawful possession and sale of narcotic drugs, was found guilty after a jury trial and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten to fifteen years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review.

No evidence was introduced for the defense and the uncontradicted testimony of prosecution witnesses reveals that a purchase of narcotics was made from defendant by Inez Anderson, a Chicago policewoman, then working in co-operation with Federal agents. She was given funds and taken to the apartment of an informer…