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PEOPLE v. DOWTHARD

No. 3-89-0383.

197 Ill. App.3d 668 (1990)

554 N.E.2d 816

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERNEST DOWTHARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed May 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Terry A. Mertel, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Ernest Dowthard, was found guilty of bringing contraband into a State penal institution (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 31A-1.1a) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56 1/2, par. 704(a)). At the sentencing hearing, the trial court vacated the judgment entered on the unlawful possession charge and sentenced the defendant...

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