Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 22, 1967No. Gen. No. 50,906PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ENGLISH
delivered the opinion of the court.
Crime Charged
Unlawful sale of a narcotic drug.
Defense at Trial Entrapment.
Judgment
After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to a term of ten years (the statutory minimum) to ten years and one day.
Contentions on Appeal 1(1) Entrapment.(2) The State failed to prove that the substance sold was a narcotic.(3) The trial court committed reversible error in not requiring a State witness to exhibit her arm during cross-examination on the question of her freedom from addiction.(4) The court erred in refusing to exclude…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- The People v. StrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- The People v. GonzalesIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- The People v. MorrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. BoyceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- People v. NahasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- People v. CooperAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- State v. SwainCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- People v. ShawAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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