PEOPLE v. FORT

No. 1-04-1937.

839 N.E.2d 1064 (2005)

362 Ill. App.3d 1

298 Ill.Dec. 417

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Odell FORT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

November 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Ahmed A. Kosoko, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, Sally Dilgart, and Paula Borg, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The trial judge convicted defendant, Odell Fort, of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced him to 30 months' imprisonment. Defendant does not challenge the conviction or the sentence. He does raise issues concerning other orders that flowed from the conviction.

Defendant contends: (1) it was error to impose a $500 assessment without first determining whether he had the ability to pay it; (2) he...

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