People v. Garcia

A writ of error was issued by the Supreme Court to review a judgment of the criminal court of Cook County entered on a jury verdict finding the defendant, Carlos Garcia, guilty of possession of narcotics in violation of the Uniform Narcotics Drug Act of the state of Illinois (Ill Rev Stats 1961, c 38, §§ 192.-28-1 to 192.28-44), and sentencing him to not less than four years nor more than eight years in the Illinois Penitentiary. The case is before us having been transferred from the Supreme Court.

Defendant argues (1) that the State failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that…