PEOPLE v. BOLAR

No. 3-90-0867.

593 N.E.2d 156 (1992)

229 Ill. App.3d 560

170 Ill.Dec. 614

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan BOLAR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Robert J. Raab, Skokie, for Juan Bolar.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, William Herzog, State's Atty., Kankakee, Robert S. O'Shea, Springfield, for the People.


Justice HAASE delivered the opinion of the court.

Following a bench trial the defendant, Juan Bolar, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill.Rev. Stat.1989, ch. 56½, par. 1402(b)). He was subsequently sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment. He appeals, and we reverse.

The record shows that the defendant was convicted of possession based on his accountability for a co-defendant's possession of drugs. At trial, police officer...

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