PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 2-03-0854.

819 N.E.2d 1252 (2004)

353 Ill. App.3d 838

289 Ill.Dec. 452

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travares O. MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

December 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Michael J. Pelletier and Laila M. Velkme (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Travares O. Mitchell.

Meg Gorecki, Kane County State's Attorney, St. Charles, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, L. Anita Richardson, Skokie, for the People.


Presiding Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Travares O. Mitchell, appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/401(a) (West 2002)). Defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress drug evidence found pursuant to a strip search; (2) his stipulated bench trial was tantamount to a guilty plea, and the trial...

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