PEOPLE v. SCHMALZ

No. 88471.

740 N.E.2d 775 (2000)

194 Ill.2d 75

251 Ill.Dec. 489

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Jennifer R. SCHMALZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, John X. Breslin and Nancy Rink Carter, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Anthony M. Petrone, Chicago, for appellee.


Chief Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

As petitioner, the State presents a single issue: whether the State's evidence was sufficient to prove the defendant, Jennifer R. Schmalz, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of unlawful possession of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/4(a) (West 1996)) and drug paraphernalia (720 ILCS 600/3.5(a) (West 1996)). In the circuit court of Peoria County, following a bench trial the defendant was found guilty of both offenses and...

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