The PEOPLE v. Hyman

At a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, the defendant, Cornelius Hyman, was adjudged guilty of unlawfully possessing narcotic drugs and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than eight years. Upon writ of error he contends the. evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

During the afternoon of December 30, 1959, three Chicago police officers attached to the narcotics bureau parked their unmarked automobile and watched as defendant made several trips from his home on Vernon Avenue to a nearby tavern on 43rd…