The People v. Hamilton

Jesse Hamilton, plaintiff in error, was convicted of the crime of burglary in the criminal court of Cook County, and on July 28, 1947, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than five years. The cause was tried before the court without a jury. Plaintiff in error has assigned a number of errors, but the only one briefed and argued is that the court committed error in overruling a motion to suppress certain evidence, which it is claimed was taken, without a search warrant, from the automobile in which he was riding.

The case comes to this court upon the…