People v. Hudson

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Howard C. Hudson, was found guilty of the unlawful sale of marijuana (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1963, ch. 38, par. 22—3), and sentenced to not less than 10 nor more than 14 years imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed the conviction (People v. Hudson, 266 N.E.2d 481), and we granted leave to appeal. It is necessary to consider only one of defendant’s several contentions: that the legislative classification of marijuana as a “narcotic drug” with its attendant sentencing provisions deprived the defendant of due process and equal…