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PEOPLE v. OCASIO

No. 1-89-0349.

562 N.E.2d 549 (1990)

205 Ill. App.3d 157

150 Ill.Dec. 19

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felix OCASIO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack I. Rodgon, Chicago (George S. Pfeifer, 701 N. Main St., Evanston, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Cecil A. Partree, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, Gunta Z. Hadac, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, Felix Ocasio was convicted in absentia of delivery of a controlled substance containing cocaine (Ill. Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)(2)) and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.

We affirm.

Initially, we note the record indicates that, at the commencement of trial proceedings, defendant was present in the courtroom and was introduced by the trial judge to...

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