People v. Hill

The defendant was indicted for the unlawful sale of a narcotic drug. He was tried without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten to twenty years. He contends that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The conviction was based on the testimony of an inspector of the Division of Narcotic Control of the State of Illinois, and an admitted narcotics addict who occasionally worked for and received irregular compensation from the inspector.

The inspector met the informer by appointment, searched him and gave him $25 in bills the serial…