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PEOPLE v. PETER

No. 1-89-3497.

581 N.E.2d 128 (1991)

220 Ill. App.3d 626

163 Ill.Dec. 177

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victoria PETER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Alan D. Goldberg, Asst. Appellate Defender, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William P. Pistorius, Steven M. Mondry, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant Victoria Peter (Peter) was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1988 Supp., ch. 56½, pars. 1401(a)(1), 1401.2(1).) Peter had been apprehended by U.S. Customs agents upon entering this country after they discovered, concealed in her luggage, a container with 240.51 grams of 91% pure heroin. Peter was later sentenced to 12 years...

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