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PEOPLE v. ABSHER

No. 108441.

950 N.E.2d 659 (2011)

242 Ill.2d 77

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Samuel ABSHER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Robert Haida , State's Attorney, of Belleville ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick , and Erin M. Levin , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Stephen E. Norris and Rebecca E. McCormick , of the Office of the State's Attorneys, Appellate Prosecutor, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel, for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Johannah B. Weber , Deputy Defender, and Lawrence J. O'Neill , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellee.

OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following a stipulated bench trial, the circuit court of St. Clair County convicted defendant, Samuel Absher, of unauthorized possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2002)). The appellate court reversed. No. 5-04-0729 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We granted the State's petition for leave to appeal and now reverse the judgment of the appellate...

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