The PEOPLE v. Greer

A jury in the criminal court of Cook County found the defendant, Charles Greer, guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotics. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years. On this writ of error he submits (1) that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) that his privilege against self-incrimination was infringed, and (3) that a packet of narcotics was erroneously received in evidence without adequate foundation.

Thomas E. Manson, an inspector in the State Division of Narcotics Control, testified that on the evening of September 9, 1959, he went with a…