PEOPLE v. MATKOVICK

No. 58014.

101 Ill.2d 268 (1984)

461 N.E.2d 964

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. EDWARD MATKOVICK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Mark L. Rotert, Jack Donatelli, and Michael B. Weinstein, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Corinne Hallett, Deputy Public Defender, of Wheaton (William I. Ferguson, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Edward Matkovick, was charged by information with the offense of unlawful distribution of a "look-alike substance." (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1982 Supp., ch. 56 1/2, par. 1404(b).) The circuit court of Du Page County allowed defendant's motion to dismiss the charge on the ground that section 404(b) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1982 Supp., ch. 56...

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