PEOPLE v. HUGHES

No. 5-02-0070.

798 N.E.2d 763 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 506

278 Ill.Dec. 379

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eugene R. HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Rod Wolf, State's Attorney, Harrisburg; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Rebecca E. McCormick, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Eugene R. Hughes, was found guilty of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a methamphetamine-manufacturing chemical, and unlawful use or possession of weapons by a felon. The defendant was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.

On appeal, the defendant challenges (1) the trial court's denial of his...

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