Illinois Supreme Court November 17, 1970, 42091 (The PEOPLE v. Martin)

Mr. Justice Culbertson

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County which concluded on February 18, 1965, defendant, Herbert Martin, was convicted of the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 15 nor more than 30 years. An appeal was unsuccessful, (People v. Martin, 74 Ill. App.