The PEOPLE v. Bazemore

Defendant, Winston Lee Bazemore, was found guilty of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten to twelve years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review, contending he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The real issue presented is whether the testimony of a narcotics ad-diet, uncorroborated by other evidence, facts or circumstances in the case, is sufficient to convict.

The principal witness for the prosecution was John Lenier, alias John Lewis, an informer who had been…