The PEOPLE v. Sullivan

George Sullivan and Anthony Latino were indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for illegally selling and dispensing narcotics to Sterling Hart. Sullivan was tried separately by the court, found guilty of unlawfully selling narcotics and sentenced to not less than 5 nor more than 15 years confinement in the penitentiary. The judgment convicting Sullivan is now before us on writ of error.

The evidence shows that officers of the narcotics division of the Chicago police department, acting on information of certain narcotic activity, made arrangements for Sterling Hart to act as purchaser in…