PEOPLE v. GARCIA

No. 84354.

721 N.E.2d 574 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 265

242 Ill.Dec. 295

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Rolando GARCIA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronica Calderon, Assistant State's Attorney, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.

Deidre Baumann, Chicago, for Rolando Garcia.

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for other interested parties.


Chief Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Rolando Garcia, was charged with a single count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. 720 ILCS 570/401(a)(2)(A) (West 1994). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was convicted of the lesser-included offense of possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(a)(2)(A) (West 1994)) and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. The appellate...

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