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PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 97659.

828 N.E.2d 247 (2005)

214 Ill.2d 455

293 Ill.Dec. 277

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Demicus WOODS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Linda D. Woloshin, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee G. Goldfarb, John E. Nowak, Matthew Connors, Annette Collins, Ashley A. Romito, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Tomas G. Gonzalez, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.

Chief Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Demicus Woods, was found guilty of the offense of possession of a controlled substance. 720 ILCS 570/402 (West 2000). Based upon his prior criminal history, defendant was sentenced to an extended term of five years' incarceration in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, the appellate court reversed defendant's conviction,...

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