People v. Williams

On January 19, 1937, after trial without a jury in the municipal court of Chicago, plaintiff in error was convicted of unlawful possession of marijuana, a habit-forming drug. He was sentenced to confinement at labor in the house of correction for a period of 90 days, and to pay a fine of $5. Presenting the common-law record only, he now seeks direct review in this court by writ of error.

He assigns as error that the information fails to describe with particularity the nature of the drug; that the information “was made by a Police Officer of the City of Chicago acting in his official capacity;”…