People v. Barney

Defendant, Napoleon P. Barney, was charged with unlawful possession of narcotics. He was found guilty in a bench trial and sentenced to five to eight years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He prosecutes this appeal contending (1) the evidence does not establish that defendant knowingly possessed narcotics; (2) that possession was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) that use for impeachment purposes of defendant’s prior conviction for unlawful sale of narcotics should not have been allowed because that conviction was pending on appeal; and (4) that the aggravated penalties provision…