People v. Martin

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

Moczarney Martin and Alvin Chandler were tried jointly and were found guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs. The present appeal is that of Moczarney Martin only and his contention is that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case repeats the familiar routine in which an addict-informer under police supervision and using marked money allegedly purchases narcotics from a defendant. The informer herein was Charles Perry, also known as James Dunn, an addict who had worked as an informer for both…