The People v. McFadden

Albert McFadden was convicted of the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs in a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 2 years to 2 years and 1 day. A constitutional, question gives us jurisdiction.

Defendant’s sole contention is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the use of narcotics in evidence. The facts surrounding the search of defendant and the seizure of the narcotics are simple and not disputed.

At 12:20 o’clock P.M. on April 15, 1963, State Narcotic Inspector Mitchell Ware telephoned officer…