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PEOPLE v. RUFFIN

No. 3-99-0996.

734 N.E.2d 507 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 744

248 Ill.Dec. 579

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald RUFFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Aiton, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Court-appointed), Ottawa, for Ronald Ruffin.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, Judith Z. Kelly, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Patrick J. Herrmann, State's Attorney, Princeton, for the People.

Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ronald Ruffin, was convicted of unlawful cannabis trafficking (720 ILCS 550/5.1(a) (West 1998)). He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay a street-value fine of $24,000. On appeal, the defendant argues: (1) his motion to suppress should have been granted; (2) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the substance possessed by the defendant was cannabis sativa; (3) the...

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