PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 4-94-0051.

652 N.E.2d 437 (1995)

273 Ill. App.3d 148

209 Ill.Dec. 897

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ecclesiastes MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Khalil Cox, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Ecclesiastes Matthews.

Scott H. Walden, State's Atty., Quincy, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, James L. Overholt, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for People.


Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Ecclesiastes Matthews pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Adams County to the offenses of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (cocaine) (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2) (West 1992)) and possession of a firearm without the requisite firearm owner's identification card (430 ILCS 65/2(a) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to a term of 10 years' imprisonment on the narcotics offense and a concurrent...

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