People v. Carter

After a jury trial, defendant, John Carter, was found guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotics. On appeal, defendant’s principal contention is that the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The conviction is based on the testimony of an informer and a police officer. The informer was Theodore Hall, an admitted narcotics addict and ex-convict, who had been an informer in “over 120 cases ... over a two year period of time.”

At approximately 5:00 p. m. on November 23, 1963, Hall went to police headquarters at 1121 South State Street, Chicago, and met Chicago…