PEOPLE v. EGHAN

No. 2-02-0692.

799 N.E.2d 1026 (2003)

344 Ill. App.3d 301

279 Ill.Dec. 223

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John EGHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Thomas A. Lilien (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for John A. Eghan.

Joseph E. Birkett, Du Page County State's Attorney, Wheaton, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Marshall M. Stevens, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Presiding Justice HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, John Eghan, was found guilty of unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2000)) and sentenced to 24 months' probation. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was denied a fair trial as a result of the cumulative prejudicial effect of the...

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