The PEOPLE v. Holloman

At the conclusion of a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Aubrey Lee Holloman, was found guilty of the crimes of possession of narcotic drugs (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 38, par. 22 — 3), and possession of hypodermic needles and syringes (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 38, par. 22 — 50). He was sentenced to concurrent terms in the Illinois State Penitentiary of from two to eight years on the former charge and to six months on the latter.

In this direct appeal, Holloman claims that the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress certain evidence; that the trial…