People v. Luckey

Defendant, Jack Luckey, was tried by a jury, found guilty of the sale of narcotics and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals contending; (1) That he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that the prosecution prejudiced his case by introducing evidence of his prior criminal activities; (3) that a mandatory life sentence under Illinois Revised Statutes, 1965, chapter 38, section 22-40, was a denial of the equal protection of the laws; and (4) that such a sentence was cruel and unusual punishment.

Evidence

The People produced evidence that on March 15, 1961, an addict-informer,…