PEOPLE v. COLEMAN

No. 2-98-0602.

718 N.E.2d 1074 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 930

241 Ill.Dec. 220

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender and Jack Hildebrand (Court appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Walter Coleman.

David R. Akemann, Kane County State's Attorney, St. Charles, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, C. Kent Renshaw, Renshaw & Associates, Mt. Vernon, for the People.


Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Walter Coleman, was found guilty of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1992)) and was sentenced to 15 months' incarceration. Defendant timely appeals and contends that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to dismiss the indictment against him because the State's loss or destruction of...

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