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PEOPLE v. PATTERSON

No. 85-2412.

163 Ill. App.3d 370 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 642

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLOYD PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed November 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Beibel, Acting Public Defender, of Chicago (R.H.R. Silvertrust, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Joan Disis, and Cary Davis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged with the offense of delivery of a controlled substance. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.) Following a jury trial he was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in the Department of Corrections.

Defendant appeals urging the following. First, the entire venire did not fully understand defendant's presumption of innocence. Second, the trial judge...

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